John Glenn launched on the Friendship 7 flight, the first human orbital flight for NASA, which premiered this video to ...

Three times during the space race, NASA nearly lost a capsule and its crew. The first time was during America’s first orbital mission, John Glenn’s Friendship 7 flight, on February 20 ...

To pull off the feat, the capsule will have to spin at a rate ... satellites and other cargo into orbit. Named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rivals SpaceX's ...

The capsule and rocket booster separated nearly ... deploying satellites and other cargo into orbit. Named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rivals SpaceX's ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth ... February 20, 1962 – An Atlas rocket launches Glenn’s space capsule, the Friendship 7. Glenn becomes the ...

King Tut's tomb opened in 1923, John Glenn orbits Earth in 1962, Nixon's plan to stem inflation in 1973, Dale Earnhardt dies ...

John Glenn: A Life of Service chronicles an American hero dedicated to public service. John Glenn: A Life of Service is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone ...

prompting Shepard to quip to Glenn: "Well, I'm glad they got that one out of the way. I sure hope they fix that." Shepard became the first of the seven to be launched. His Mercury capsule was sent ...

February 20, 1962 – An Atlas rocket launches Glenn’s space capsule, the Friendship 7 ... Lyn christens the Mobile Landing Platform John Glenn, a US Navy ship. May 2014 – Undergoes successful ...