John Glenn plaque |
This plaque honoring astronaut John Glenn is located to the right of the Mercury Monument. It reads as follows:
The FIRST AMERICAN TO TRAVEL AROUND THIS PLANET BEGAN HIS THREE-ORBIT FLIGHT FROM THIS LAUNCH COMPLEX IN FRIENDSHIP 7 OF MERCURY ATLAS NO. 6 AT 9:47 AM FEBRUARY 20, 1962 PROJECT MERCURY WAS A VITAL STEP ON MAN'S JOURNEY TO THE MOON JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION |
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