John Glenn plaque Zoom

This plaque honoring astronaut John Glenn is located to the right of the Mercury Monument. It reads as follows:

JOHN H. GLENN, JR.

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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