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Tuesday February 20, 1962

John Glenn orbits the earth

62 years ago

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Mercury- Atlas 6
Mercury- Atlas 6
Launch of Friendship 7
Launch of Friendship 7
Pilot John Glenn in his Mercury spacesuit in 1962
Pilot John Glenn in his Mercury spacesuit in 1962
The destroyer Noa hoists the Friendship 7 capsule aboard
The destroyer Noa hoists the Friendship 7 capsule aboard
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Birth of Sidney Potier had happened 35 years prior
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