John Glenn's historic space flight (1962)
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John Glenn's historic space flight (1962)
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ON THIS DAY: In 1962, astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth as he flew aboard Project Mercury’s Friendship 7. The spacecraft circled the globe three times in a flight lasting 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds before splashing down safely in the Atlantic Ocean about 200 miles northwest of Puerto Rico. https://abcnews.visitlink.me/9fWdxs | ABC News
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Today in 1962, Marine Corps LtCol John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth during the Friendship 7 mission. Glenn received six Distinguished Flying Cross Medals and 18 Air Medals for his contributions during World War II, Operation Beleaguer, and the Korean War before becoming a NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut and senator for the state of Ohio. | U.S. Marine Corps
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