notes.husk.org. scribblings by Paul Mison.

2012-02-20

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Friendship 7 by NASA on The Commons on Flickr:

On Feb. 20, 1962 at 9:47 am EST, John Glenn launched from Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 14 to become the first American to orbit the Earth. In this image, Glenn enters his Friendship 7 capsule with assistance from technicians to begin his historic flight.

Ten months after Gagarin; fifty years ago today.

Friendship 7 by NASA on The Commons on Flickr:

On Feb. 20, 1962 at 9:47 am EST, John Glenn launched from Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 14 to become the first American to orbit the Earth. In this image, Glenn enters his Friendship 7 capsule with assistance from technicians to begin his historic flight.

Ten months after Gagarin; fifty years ago today.

(Source: nasaimages.org)

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