This Day in History: John Glenn becomes first American to orbit Earth
This Day in History: John Glenn becomes first American to orbit Earth
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OTD in space - February 20: John Glenn becomes 1st American to orbit Earth
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John Glenn orbits Earth: 1962
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John Glenn orbits Earth: 1962
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TODAY IN HISTORY: Astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit around Earth in 1962. https://cbsn.ws/2VeDA26 | CBS News
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TODAY IN HISTORY: Astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit around Earth in 1962. https://cbsn.ws/2VeDA26 | CBS News
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John Glenn, 1st American to Orbit Earth, Dies
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WATCH: February 20, 1962 -- John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth. The risks were unbelievably high. Back then nearly every other NASA rocket blew up. An American hero has passed. But his achievements will live on. ----> life HistoryBites for regular dives into our great history
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WATCH: February 20, 1962 -- John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth. The risks were unbelievably high. Back then nearly every other NASA rocket blew up. An American hero has passed. But his achievements will live on. ----> life HistoryBites for regular dives into our great history
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TODAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth, making a five-hour space voyage aboard the Mercury capsule Friendship 7. https://abcn.ws/2wy27oM | ABC News
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On February 20, 1962, NASA launched an astronaut into orbit around the Earth for the first time. Discover more space history 👉https://trib.al/cdADxxi John Glenn was the third American to launch into space and the third human to orbit Earth. Two Soviet cosmonauts had orbited Earth before him. He blasted off from Cape Canaveral in a Mercury spacecraft named Friendship 7 and circled the Earth three times. The mission lasted close to five hours. After a bumpy reentry, Friendship 7 splashed down in
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From the Archives: John Glenn completes trip around the Earth
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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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From the archives: John Glenn becomes oldest person in space at 77
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When John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth on this day in 1962, it was aboard Mercury Friendship 7, now on display in Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall at the Museum in DC. | National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
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60 Years Ago: Astronaut John Glenn, the First American to Orbit the Earth Aboard Friendship 7
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Today, we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the day NASA Astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. His flight aboard the Friendship 7 became a pivotal moment in human spaceflight history. https://go.nasa.gov/3gWZoJw | NASA's Johnson Space Center
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John Glenn, American Hero of the Space Age, Dies at 95
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On this day: John Glenn’s historic orbit
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Sunday marks 60 years since Ohio native John Glenn became first American to orbit Earth
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Here is the complete newsreel video from when John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth in February 1962 http://cnn.it/2h1K5kV | CNN
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John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, dies at 95 - Twin Cities PBS
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John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, dies at 95
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John Glenn, Pioneering Astronaut, Dies at Age 95
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Looking back at John Glenn's history-making life
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Before He Orbited Earth, He Was A War Ace With 9 MiG Kills — And No One Talks About It
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National Museum of the Marine Corps | #OTD in 1962, Marine aviator John H. Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth during Mercury-Atlas 6. His spacecraft, Friendship... | Instagram
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The First American to Orbit Earth Was From Ohio — and He Went Back to Space 40 Years Later at 77 Years Old John Glenn Ohio history, John Glenn Cambridge Ohio, Friendship 7 Ohio, John Glenn astronaut Ohio, Guernsey County Ohio history, Ohio space history, oldest astronaut John Glenn John Glenn was born in Cambridge Ohio in 1921, became the first American to orbit the earth in 1962, served 24 years as an Ohio senator, and returned to space at age 77 in 1998 — becoming the oldest person ever to fly
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