Article 69KJ3 Historic Launch Pad That Sent First U.S. Astronaut to Orbit Is Back in Action

Historic Launch Pad That Sent First U.S. Astronaut to Orbit Is Back in Action

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In 1962, John Glenn became the first U.S. citizen to orbit the Earth, riding into space on board the Friendship 7 capsule, which took off from Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 14. More than 60 years later, that same old launchpad will be put to new use after being assigned to a private space venture to launch its...

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