Making spaceflight history: John Glenn orbited Earth 60 years | Great Space
Making spaceflight history: John Glenn orbited Earth 60 years ago today
On Feb. 20, 1962, NASA astronaut John Glenn launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral inside a tiny capsule named Friendship 7. The Mercury spacecraft circled Earth three times, ultimately splashing down near the Turks and Caicos Islands four hours and 55 minutes after liftoff.
