Crew:
    John H. Glenn, Jr. [1]

Backup:
    M. Scott Carpenter

Launch:
    Pad: LC 14
    Date: 20 February 1962
    Time: 14:47:39 UTC

Flight:
    Orbits: 3
    Duration: 4 hours, 55 minutes, 23 seconds
    Distance: 75,679 statute miles
    Velocity: 17,544 mph

Landing:
    Location: Atlantic Ocean, 800 miles SE of Bermuda
    Vessel: USS Noa (DD-841)
    Date: 20 February 1962
    Time: 19:43:02 UTC

This was the first manned orbital space flight by the United States.
There were concerns that the heat shield had become loose during the flight and Glenn was instructed not to jettison the retro package.
During the flight, Glenn commented on seeing "fireflies". These were later determined to be sunlight reflecting on frost particles emitted by the control jets.
Launch vehicle was an Atlas rocket.

(Credit: NASA, click to enlarge)
Glenn entering the MA-6 spacecraft.

Friendship 7 is currently at the National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC.