OTD in space - February 20: John Glenn becomes 1st 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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From the Archives: John Glenn completes trip around the Earth
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From the Archives: John Glenn completes trip around the Earth
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Today, we remember astronaut John Glenn and the 60th anniversary of his historic flight around the Earth in the Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft. As the first American to orbit our planet, his accomplishments continue to inspire, and we're proud to carry his name. https://www.nasa.gov/specials/johnglenn100/ | NASA's Glenn Research Center
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Today, we remember astronaut John Glenn and the 60th anniversary of his historic flight around the Earth in the Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft. As the first American to orbit our planet, his accomplishments continue to inspire, and we're proud to carry his name. https://www.nasa.gov/specials/johnglenn100/ | NASA's Glenn Research Center
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John Glenn’s 1962 Friendship 7 flight
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John Glenn’s 1962 Friendship 7 flight
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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/2h1Q3lG | CNN International
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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/2h1Q3lG | CNN International
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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 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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John Glenn's historic space flight (1962)
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On this day: John Glenn’s historic orbit
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60 Years Ago: Astronaut John Glenn, the First American to Orbit the Earth Aboard Friendship 7
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On this day: John Glenn orbits Earth
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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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An Interview with John Glenn
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John Glenn was born on July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio, and he made history as the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962, aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft. | Ohio Channel
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NASA's first space photos restored in stunning detail 👩🏻‍🚀📸 ON 20 February 1962, @NASA astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth, but there were signs of trouble. As Glenn’s Friendship 7 spacecraft returned from its historic flight, a warning light indicated its heat shield had unlatched, risking complete incineration. This image captures Glenn at the moment he reenters Earth’s atmosphere, pieces of the burning spacecraft casting a fiery orange glow on his face. Fortunate
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: John Glenn's First Human Orbital Flight for NASA Celebrates 63rd Anniversary - Space Coast Daily
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NASA Needed Her Answer in 1962 — She Loved Him for 73 Years #JohnGlenn #love #loyalty
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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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Godspeed, John Glenn
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A Tribute to John Glenn
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NBC News Re-broadcast coverage John Glenn 1962 Space Flight
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Archival Footage: John Glenn's Mercury Flight
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Looking back at John Glenn's history-making life
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FRIENDSHIP 7 - John Glenn Orbital Flight | Mercury-Atlas 6 [HD source] (1962) - NASA documentary
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50 Years Later, Astronaut John Glenn Recounts His Historic Mission in Space
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