On February 20, 1962, John Glenn Became The First American Astronaut To Orbit The Earth, Circling The

On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth, circling the globe three times in the Friendship 7 spacecraft. 🚀

In 1998, Glenn made another journey into space, becoming the oldest person to do so when he joined the STS-95 mission. Check out this Transcript of John Glenn's Official Communication with the Command Center (1962): https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/john-glenns-official-communication-with-the-command-center