Friendship 7
John Glenn's spacecraft was called Friendship 7
John Glenn's first spacecraft was called Friendship 7.
John Glenn made America's first orbital flight on February 20,1962. The Russians beat us to it, but John Glenn was the first astronaut.
John Glenn returned to Earth from space on February 20, 1962, after completing the first orbital flight by an American astronaut on the Friendship 7 spacecraft.
John Glenn encountered an issue with the spacecraft's heat shield during his flight back to Earth. This caused concerns about the safety of re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. Ultimately, he safely landed in the Atlantic Ocean.
the Friendship 7 spacecraft
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Friendship 7
NASA astronaut John Glenn's February 20, 1962 flight lifted off at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The flight circled the earth three times. The flight lasted a total of 4 hours, 55 minutes before the Friendship 7 spacecraft splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean.
the Friendship 7 spacecraft
Friendship 7
NASA astronaut John Glenn's February 20, 1962 flight lifted off at Cape Canaveral, Florida and lasted a total of 4 hours, 55 minutes before the Friendship 7 spacecraft splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean.