(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of John Glenn, the first American ... February 20, 1962 – An Atlas rocket launches Glenn’s space capsule, the Friendship 7. Glenn becomes the first ...

King Tut's tomb opened in 1923, John Glenn orbits Earth in 1962, Nixon's plan to stem inflation in 1973, Dale Earnhardt dies ...

Here is a look at the life of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth and a former US senator.PersonalBirth ...

A Blue Origin spacecraft will attempt to mimic lunar gravity in a daring maneuver during a planned Tuesday morning launch from West Texas.

Blue Origin's famed New Shepard spacecraft simulated the moon's low gravity on board its capsule during a brief flight Tuesday over West Texas.

February 20, 1962 – An Atlas rocket launches Glenn’s space capsule, the Friendship 7 ... Lyn christens the Mobile Landing Platform John Glenn, a US Navy ship. May 2014 – Undergoes successful ...

A Blue Origin spacecraft will attempt to mimic lunar gravity in a daring maneuver during a planned Tuesday morning launch from West Texas.

The capsule and rocket booster separated nearly ... deploying satellites and other cargo into orbit. Named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rivals SpaceX's ...

To pull off the feat, the capsule will have to spin at a rate ... satellites and other cargo into orbit. Named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rivals SpaceX's ...