MSNBC Re-broadcast of NBC News coverage of the historic flight of Americas first orbital flight with John H. Glenn aboard (Mercury-Atlas 6)
This was the 3rd U.S manned space mission and it was launched on Tuesday February 20th 1962 at 9:47:39 A.M EST.
The flight would last a little under 5 hours after 3 orbits around the earth
This video is taken from MSNBC's Time& Again
