Making spaceflight history: John Glenn orbited Earth 60 years ago today

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On Feb. 20, 1962, John Glenn circled Earth three times in a capsule named Friendship 7, pulling off the United States' first-ever crewed orbital spaceflight.

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I remember when our teacher wheeled a TV into our 4th grade classroom so we could watch John Glenn lift off.