Dinner Dance in Honor of John Herschel Glenn, Jr. and Friendship 7 Program
Dublin Core
Title
Dinner Dance in Honor of John Herschel Glenn, Jr. and Friendship 7 Program
Alternative Title
Dinner Dance in Honor of John Glenn and Friendship 7 Program
Subject
Cocoa (Fla.)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
NASA
Astronauts--United States
Friendship 7 (Spacecraft)
Description
A program to a dinner dance in honor of John Glenn's (1921-) orbital flight on Friendship 7 (MA-6), which occurred on February 20, 1962. The dinner, was sponsored by the Launch Team (which was generally composed of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, General Dynamics, the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, and other contractor personnel) on April 23, 1962, at the Cocoa Armory, located at 308 North Fiske Boulevard in Cocoa, Florida. Signators include Freedom 7 astronaut Alan Shepard (1923-1998), the first American in space; Luge Luetjen; Manager for McDonnell Aircraft, Paul C. Donnelly (1923-2014), NASA Engineer, Manager, Spacecraft Test Conductor for Project Mercury; Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth; Aurora 7 astronaut Scott Carpenter (1925-2013), the second American to orbit the Earth; Mercury 7 astronaut Deke Slayton (1924-1993); Sigma 7 astronaut Wally Schirra (1923-2007), the hird American to orbit Earth ; B. G. MacNabb, the Site Manager for General Dynamics Astronautics; Annie Glenn (1920-), Glenn's wife; Faith 7 astronaut Gordon Cooper (1927-2004), the fourth American to orbit Earth; , T. J. O'Malley (1915-2009), Manager for Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS)'s Launch Complex 14 (LC-14) and Launch Conductor for General Dynamics Astronautics.
Source
Original 4-page program, 1962: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler.
Date Created
ca. 1962-04-23
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 4-page program, 1962.
Is Part Of
Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
97.5 KB
Medium
4-page program
Type
Text
Coverage
Cocoa Armory, Cocoa, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Provenance
Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Michlowitz, Robert
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
External Reference
"The Friendship 7 Mission: A Major Achievement and a Sign of More to Come." National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://history.nasa.gov/friendship7/.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
4-page program
Collection
Citation
“Dinner Dance in Honor of John Herschel Glenn, Jr. and Friendship 7 Program,” RICHES, accessed December 21, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6398.