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NASA celebrates 50th anniversary of John Glenn’s flight with gorgeous interactive site

February 20, 2012
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Today is the 50th anniversary of John Glenn’s historic Mercury flight that saw the first American to orbit the Earth. The entire “Friendship 7″ flight took 4 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seconds and played a huge role in NASA’s mission to be the world’s leader in space flight. It’s been exactly fifty years since…

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