Category: MA-6 Mission

LAUNCHED FROM BREVARD: NASA Astronaut John Glenn Becomes First American to Orbit Earth 62 Years Ago

Astronaut John Glenn enters the Mercury spacecraft, Friendship 7, prior to the launch of Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) on Feb. 20, 1962. The launch happened at 9:47:39 a.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 14, with powered flight lasting 5 minutes 1 second, and was completed normally. […]

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