20 feb 1962 año - Mercury-Atlas 6

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The Atlas rocket was one of the first line of rockets focused on sending human crewed rockets into space. Piloted by John Glenn, Mercury-Atlas 6 became the first crewed orbital spaceflight on February 20, 1962.

The Mercury-Atlas 6 was a 1 and 1/2 stage rocket, and weighed 260,000 pounds. It was about 94 feet tall, and had a diameter of 10 feet.

The main goal of the flight was to have John Glenn orbit the earth and then return him safely to earth after re-entry.

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