In-flight Plan Used by 1st American in Orbit John Glenn Heads to Auction

Thursday, July 14, 2016 - 12:01 in Astronomy & Space

A checklist used by John Glenn as he became the first American to orbit Earth is now circling the auction block. The document, which Glenn used on his Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7, helped track his activities and the capsule's position.

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