First American Orbit of Earth
On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth aboard his Friendship 7 capsule.
On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth aboard his Friendship 7 capsule.
Pilot Charles Augustus Lindbergh was born on February 4, 1902, in Detroit, Michigan.
On November 22, 1935, the China Clipper made its first airmail voyage across the Pacific Ocean.
On October 3, 1985, the Space Shuttle Atlantis made its maiden flight.
On September 23, 1911, Earle Ovington made America’s first airmail delivery between Garden City and Mineola, New York.
On August 30, 1984, the Discovery Space Shuttle made its first launch into space, two months later than initially planned.
On August 8, 1929, the Graf Zeppelin departed the airfield in Lakehurst, New Jersey, to return 21 days later.
On July 31, 1971, U.S. Astronauts David Scott and James Irwin became the first humans to drive on the Moon.
On July 23, 1973, Eddie Rickenbacker died in Züruch, Switzerland. Rickenbacker had received a record eight Distinguished Service Crosses and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.