February 20, 1962

Friendship 7

This NASA film details the February 20, 1962, Mercury “Friendship 7” mission, during which John Glenn became the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the earth.

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Program ID:: 421126-1
Category:: Vignette
Format:: Vignette
Location:: Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States
First Aired:: Dec 11, 2016 | 11:54pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: Jan 15, 2017 | 4:00am EST | C-SPAN 3

Airing Details

Dec 11, 2016 | 11:54pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Dec 18, 2016 | 1:55am EST | C-SPAN 3
Dec 18, 2016 | 7:56pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Dec 19, 2016 | 1:44am EST | C-SPAN 3
Jan 02, 2017 | 12:07pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Jan 03, 2017 | 12:07am EST | C-SPAN 3
Jan 07, 2017 | 9:59pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Jan 08, 2017 | 4:00pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Jan 08, 2017 | 9:55pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Jan 09, 2017 | 2:00am EST | C-SPAN 3
Jan 14, 2017 | 8:00am EST | C-SPAN 3
Jan 15, 2017 | 4:00am EST | C-SPAN 3

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