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February 20 – John Glenn in Orbit
by Darren Cole on February 20, 2011
Transcription of John Glenn's Flight Communications, February 28, 1962; Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Record Group 255; National Archives and Records Administration--Southwest Region (Fort Worth, TX)
John Glenn conducted the first manned space orbit of the earth on February 20, 1962. This is the transcription of his in-flight communication with Mission Control in Florida.
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