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February 20, 1962: John Glenn orbits the Earth
WHTM via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSixty years ago, on Feb. 20, 1962, John Herschel Glenn Jr. climbed into the cramped confines of a Mercury space capsule, to become the third American in...
Today in History: February 20, John Glenn becomes first American to orbit the Earth
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoUS figure skater Tara Lipinski performs her free skate program in White Ring during the 1998 Winter...
'Ohioans in Space' painting features Neil Armstrong, John Glenn, Jim Lovell, Judith Resnik
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 4 months agoLater this week, the likenesses of Neil Armstrong, John Glenn, Jim Lovell and Judith Resnik will...
Exploring space, celebrating John Glenn
The Daily Jeffersonian via Yahoo News· 2 years ago"Space Day is an event we do every year in honor of John Glenn's birthday. John Glenn made his mark on the world as the first American to orbit the...
Arduous selection process of the Mercury Seven — NASA's first astronauts
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring...
Remembering John Glenn's historic Friendship 7 flight
The Daily Jeffersonian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn Feb. 20, 1962, New Concord native John Glenn orbited the earth three times before splashing down...
This aerospace educator worked with NASA and astronaut John Glenn. Now, he's helping Wisconsin...
The Sheboygan Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSHEBOYGAN - When kids are asked what they want to be when they grow up, “astronaut” is often among...
One of NASA’s newest astronauts is a pilot from California. Will she make it to the moon?
Modesto Bee via Yahoo News· 3 months agoJessica Wittner is getting some deserved time off — just a day or so to decompress with family...
Mercury re-rising: Stoke Space to balance past and future at historic Florida launch pad
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLaunch Complex 14 (LC-14), the long-retired launch pad where John Glenn lifted off to become to the...
Boeing is on the verge of launching astronauts into space in new capsule
WJZY via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After years of delays and stumbles, Boeing is finally poised to launch...
