John Glenn in Outer Space

Sorry, the Discovery is actually a current NASA mission. On February 20, 1962, John Glenn piloted the Mercury-Atlas 6 "Friendship 7" spacecraft on the first manned orbital mission of the United States. Launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, he completed a successful three-orbit mission around the Earth.

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Incorrect. The Voyager Interstellar Mission (VIM) is a current mission to extend the NASA exploration of the solar system beyond the neighborhood of the outer planets to the outer limits of the Sun's sphere of influence, and possibly beyond.

John Glenn piloted the Mercury-Atlas 6 "Friendship 7" spacecraft on the first manned orbital mission of the United States. Launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, he completed a successful three-orbit mission around the Earth.

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You are right! On February 20, 1962, John Glenn piloted the Mercury-Atlas 6 "Friendship 7" spacecraft on the first manned orbital mission of the United States. Launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, he completed a successful three-orbit mission around the Earth.

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It's going to take a little longer than that. Glenn and the crew of Discovery Orbiter will take approximately 8 days, 20 hours to orbit the Earth. That's about 144 orbits.

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That's right. This mission will take approximately 8 days, 20 hours. Glenn and the crew will be making 144 orbits around the Earth. Glenn's 1962 mission lasted 4 hours, 55 minutes, 23 seconds, orbiting Earth 3 times.

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Not so. It's going to take less time than that. It will take the Discovery Orbiter approximately 8 days and 20 hours to orbit the Earth 144 times.

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Not quite. Glenn may consider taking a piece of fabric from the Wright brother's plane. NASA allows each astronaut to bring a small container of personal items, but Glenn hasn't yet decided what he might take for himself.

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That's right. Glenn was presented a swatch of fabric from the Wright brothers plane. NASA allows each astronaut to bring a small container of personal items, but Glenn hasn't yet decided what he might take for himself. Glenn has said the swatch is a historic bit of cloth, adding, "You know, you could really look at Orville and Wilbur Wright as the first astronauts. They were the first ones to explore above the surface of the Earth. Since then, it's just been a matter of going higher and faster."

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Not exactly. Glenn's original space suit is now on display in the Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. Glenn may consider taking a piece of fabric from the Wright brother's plane. NASA allows each astronaut to bring a small container of personal items, but Glenn hasn't yet decided what he might take for himself.

Source: Cox News

You got it! Chuck Yeager was born in 1923 in Myra, West Virginia. Upon graduating from high school in 1941, he joined the U.S. Army Air Corp and fought in World War II. He remained with the U.S. Air Force after the war and became a test pilot in 1947.

On October 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager, a U.S. Air Force test pilot, was the first man to break the sound barrier. This means he flew faster than the speed of sound (662 mph/1,065 km) in the X-1 fighter plane named for his wife, Glamorous Glennis. He was also the first pilot to fly faster than 1,600 miles per hour. In 1953, he set another speed record by flying more than twice the speed of sound (1650 mph). In 1968, he became one of the few brigadeer generals in the armed forces to have risen up through the ranks from an enlisted soldier. He retired from the Air Force in 1975 but has continued to remain involved in the field of aviation and aeronautics.

Sources: The Academy of Achievement and Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia

Sorry. On May 20 - 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh, dubbed the "Lone Eagle" and "Luck Lindy" by the press, was the first aviator to fly nonstop across the Atlantic ocean. On October 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager, an U.S. Air Force test pilot, was the first man to break the sound barrier. This means he flew faster than the speed of sound (662 mph/1,065 km) in the X-1 fighter plane named for his wife, Glamorous Glennis. Five years later, he set another speed record by flying more than twice the speed of sound (1650 mph).

Source: The Academy of Achievement and World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia

Better luck next time. Amelia Earhart was a famous woman aviator who was the first woman to: Cross the Atlantic ocean as a passenger (1928); Fly solo across the Atlantic ocean (1932); Receive the Distinguished Flying Cross from the United States Congress (1932). In 1947, Chuck Yeager, an U.S. Air Force test pilot, was the first man to break the sound barrier. This means he flew faster than the speed of sound (662 mph) in the X-1 fighter plane named for his wife, Glamorous Glennis. Five years later, he set another speed record by flying more than twice the speed of sound (1650 mph).

Sources: The Academy of Achievement and World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia