Friday, February 20, 2009

John Glenn's 42 Year Anniversary


(Photo courtesy of Nick Greene on http://www.about.com/)

Forty-two years ago today, John Glenn launched from Cape Canaveral, making America's first orbital flight (2/20/1962). He piloted the Mercury-Atlas 6 Friendship 7 spacecraft on the first manned orbital mission of the United States.
http://space.about.com/b/2004/02/20/john-glenn-first-american-to-orbit-earth.htm

--Elizabeth
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