June 3, 1965 – Edward White became the first American astronaut to do a “space walk” when he left the Gemini 4 capsule.
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Feb 20, 1962 – John Glenn made space history when he orbited the world three times in 4 hours, 55 minutes. He was the first American to orbit the Earth. He was aboard the Friendship 7 Mercury capsule. 
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