Glenn's Rocket Found in Africa
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Glenn, John, 1921-
A newspaper article, originally posted by The Associated Press, published in <em>The Miami Herald</em> on March 2, 1962. According to the article, a fragment of the Atlas rocket used for John Glenn's mission was found on a farm in South Africa. South African officials made plans to return the artifact to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
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Original newspaper article: "Glenn's Rocket Found in Africa." <em>The Miami Herald</em>, March 2, 1962: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler.
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Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D.
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Aliwal North, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Friendship 7 Lift Off at the Launch Pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
NASA
Project Mercury (U.S.)
Friendship 7 (Spacecraft)
John Glenn's (b. 1921) Mercury-Atlas vehicle (MA-6) lifting off the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 (LC-14) on February 20, 1962. This was the first manned flight of a Mercury-Atlas spacecraft, which occurred after a few delays. Glenn would become the first American to orbit the Earth. Glenn was later feted in parades from Cocoa Beach, Florida, to New York City, New York.
Original black and white photographic print, February 20, 1962: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler.
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launch Site, Cape Canaveral, Florida