Thomas J. O’Malley, Who Helped Launch Glenn Into Orbit, Dies at 94

Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 13:56 in Astronomy & Space

Mr. O’Malley was the aviation engineer who pushed the button that launched the rocket that carried John Glenn into orbit in 1962.

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