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Glenn Orbits Articles:
Special Days to Celebrate on February 20th
Find out what special events are celebrated on February 20th in 2005....(Continue Reading)
Mercury Orbits the Earth
In February 1962--just nine months after President John F. Kennedy called for the U.S. to put a man on the moon before 1970--Mercury astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth....(Continue Reading)
Mercury Orbits the Earth
In February 1962--just nine months after President John F. Kennedy called for the U.S. to put a man on the moon before 1970--Mercury astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth....(Continue Reading)
John H. Glenn, Jr, Former Astronaut, Former Senator, American Hero - First American to Orbit Earth
Astronaut Biography - John Herschel Glenn, Jr. The life of John H. Glenn, Jr, Former Astronaut, Former Senator, American Hero. On February 20, 1962, atop an Atlas rocket, he rode into space and piloted the Friendship 7 spacecraft around the globe thr...(Continue Reading)
John F. Kennedy - Thirty-Fifth President of the United States
Biographical fast facts about John F. Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States....(Continue Reading)
Project Mercury and the Mercury 7 Astronauts - Missions
Implementation was initiated to establish Project Mercury, on October 7, 1958. The life of Project Mercury was about 4 2/3 years, from the time of its official go-ahead to the completion of the 34-hour orbital mission of Astronaut Cooper. During this...(Continue Reading)
NASA Biography of John Herschel Glenn, Jr. (Colonel, USMC, Ret.) - NASA Astronaut (former)
NASA Biography of John Herschel Glenn, Jr. (Colonel, USMC, Ret.) - NASA Astronaut (former). Born July 18, 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio. Married to the former Anna Margaret Castor of New Concord, Ohio. They have two grown children and two grandchildren....(Continue Reading)
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