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Segment Fifty-One flashed, claiming Friendship 7's heat shield - and time ran out
A single console light in Mercury Control claims Friendship 7’s heat shield during John Glenn’s return-did Mission Control stop a fireball in time?
Segment Fifty-One flashed, claiming Friendship 7's heat shield - and time ran out
In this episode, we follow the tense hours of John Glenn's 1962 Mercury-Atlas Six flight from prelaunch delays to a life-or-death sensor reading during reentry. The episode traces the decisions inside Mercury Control and asks whether the team could act fast enough to save him.
Person: John Glenn Glenn
Date: February 20, 1962
Spacecraft: Friendship 7 (Spacecraft…
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