Five minutes and four seconds into the flight of the Friendship 7, as John Glenn prepared to become the first American to orbit Earth, he radioed to NASA, his capsule turned and brought the Earth into sight. “Oh, that view is tremendous,” he said.More at The Atlantic: What John Glenn Saw When He Became the First American to Orbit Earth
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Happy Friendship 7 day, everyone! No matter how you feel about the military industrial complex, you have to admit that...
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