February 20, 1962: First American in Space
John Glenn, First American in Space.
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Via Wikipedia.
The Mercury 6 mission was the first attempt by the U.S. and Mercury program to place an astronaut in orbit. The MA-6 mission was launched on February 20, 1962, from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The flight used Atlas # 109-D and Mercury spacecraft # 13. The spacecraft was named Friendship 7.
It made three earth orbits, piloted by astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth.
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