
Before Artemis II, the Friendship 7 helped push the boundaries of American spaceflight
Moments like the Artemis II mission echo the earliest days of American spaceflight in 1962, when astronaut John Glenn orbited the planet three times in a cramped capsule called the Mercury Friendship 7.
Here & Now · WBUR & NPR
April 8, 20265m 43s
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Moments like the Artemis II mission echo the earliest days of American spaceflight in 1962, when astronaut John Glenn orbited the planet three times in a cramped capsule called the Mercury Friendship 7.