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February 20, 1962: John Glenn is the First American to Orbit the Earth
On Feb. 20, 1962, NASA astronaut John Glenn launched from Florida’s Cape Canaveral inside a tiny capsule named Friendship 7 The Mercury spacecraft circled Earth three times, ultimately splashing down near the Turks and Caicos Islands four hours and 55 minutes after liftoff. It was the United States’ first-ever crewed orbital spaceflight — a milestone […]