Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 20, 1962, astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth as he flew aboard Project Mercury’s Friendship 7 spacecraft, which circled the globe three times in a flight lasting 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds before splashing down safely in the Atlantic Ocean 800 miles southeast of Bermuda.
I'm not a smoker, for many years now, but I'll never stop collecting Zippo lighters: a tiny bit of practical, well-made Americana.
So for today's anniversary of Glenn's flight, thought I'd share pix of a rare Zippo and a newer remake of the original. If anyone would dig it, it will be the guys in this forum!
Neglected a photo of the obverse - it still has the factory refurb sticker on it - but it's the crest of USS Noa, the ship that picked him up.
www.nasa.gov
Godspeed, John Glenn.
AA
I'm not a smoker, for many years now, but I'll never stop collecting Zippo lighters: a tiny bit of practical, well-made Americana.
So for today's anniversary of Glenn's flight, thought I'd share pix of a rare Zippo and a newer remake of the original. If anyone would dig it, it will be the guys in this forum!
Neglected a photo of the obverse - it still has the factory refurb sticker on it - but it's the crest of USS Noa, the ship that picked him up.
60 Years Ago: John Glenn, the First American to Orbit the Earth aboard Friendship 7 - NASA
In February 1962, the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union was in full swing. Both nations had developed spacecraft to send humans into
www.nasa.gov
Godspeed, John Glenn.
AA
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