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John Glenn

Pilot and astronaut who was the first American to orbit the Earth
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Alan Shepard during his Mercury-Redstone 3 flight, May 5, 1961.

Shepard’s Shot

The first American spaceflight was a triumph—for an astronaut and for a nation.
May 05, 2011 | By Tony Reichhardt

John Glenn’s transcontinental F8U flight led to his selection as an astronaut.

John Glenn's Project Bullet

July 2009 | By George C. Larson, member, NAA

Australia at night, as seen by a military weather satellite. That

Did Australians light signal fires for the astronauts?

And would they have been visible from space?
June 24, 2009 | By Rebecca Maksel


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