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February 20, 1962: John Glenn orbits the Earth

Sixty years ago, on Feb. 20, 1962, John Herschel Glenn Jr. climbed into the cramped confines of a Mercury space capsule, to become the third American in space, and the first to orbit the Earth. It was a journey which forced him to deal with failures in the space craft-and a gut-churning re-entry. ....

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John Glenn: 1st American to Orbit Earth, Oldest Man in Space

In 1962, aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft, John Glenn made history by becoming the first American to orbit Earth and kicked the U.S. space program into overdrive. ....

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On this day in history, Feb. 20, 1962, John Glenn becomes first American to orbit Earth

John Glenn orbited the Earth, the first American to do so, on this day in history, Feb. 20, 1962. The United States' feverish effort came amid the Cold War space race. ....

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John Glenn | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts

John Glenn, in full John Herschel Glenn, Jr., also called John H. Glenn, Jr., (born July 18, 1921, Cambridge, Ohio, U.S. died December 8, 2016, Columbus, Ohio), the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth, completing three orbits in 1962. (Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space, had made a single orbit of Earth in 1961.) Glenn joined the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1942. He then joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1943 and flew 59 missions in the South Pacific during World War II. In the Korean War, he flew 90 missions, and in the last nine days of ....

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John Glenn's 101st birthday was recognized on Monday – YourRadioPlace.com – A Service of AVC Communications

John Glenn's 101st birthday was recognized on Monday – YourRadioPlace.com – A Service of AVC Communications
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