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John Glenn's achievement, in a newspaper close to Cape Canaveral...
John Glenn's achievement, in a newspaper close to Cape Canaveral...
Item # 698371
February 20, 1962
THE COCOA TRIBUNE, Florida, Feb. 20, 1962
* John Glenn makes history
* Mercury-Atlas 6 mission
* Friendship 7 - same day coverage
A great bold, banner headline above the masthead announces: "GLENN MAKES IT ! " with a lead-in: "Out Of This Roiled And Back Again...". Also on the front page: "American Astronaut In Three Trips Around The Glove After Canaveral Launching", plus a photo of a smiling John Glenn captioned: "Don't Worry! Everything Here is A-O-K".
Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth, becoming a national hero and household name. This was during the midst of the Space Race with the Soviet Union.
Terrific to have this historic report from the city closest to Cape Canaveral.
Complete in 14 pages, light toning to a portion of the bottom half of the front page, nice condition.
background: John Glenn in 1962 is best known for becoming the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth. On February 20, 1962, as part of NASA's Mercury-Atlas 6 mission aboard the spacecraft Friendship 7, Glenn completed three orbits around the planet. This historic flight made him a national hero and a symbol of U.S. progress in the Space Race during the Cold War. His successful mission helped restore American confidence after the Soviet Union's earlier achievements in space exploration.
Category: The 20th Century
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