COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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John Kennedy
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Neil Armstrong
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Buzz Aldrin
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John Glenn
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Detailed explanation-1: -On Feb. 20, 1962, astronaut John H. Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth during the three-orbit Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, aboard the spacecraft he named Friendship 7.
Detailed explanation-2: -John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962.
Detailed explanation-3: -Already famous as a highly decorated military pilot and astronaut when he arrived in the Senate in 1974, John Glenn sought to become a leader in government. Glenn represented Ohio for 25 years, until his retirement in 1999.
Detailed explanation-4: -There were two hours and 17 minutes of holds in the countdown, but finally, at 14:47 UTC (or 9:47 EST) Glenn’s spacecraft left the launchpad. He would make three orbits around the Earth, on a voyage lasting four hours 55 minutes, and 23 seconds.