Still frame of John Glenn in orbit, taken by a motion picture camera inside Friendship 7Ħ5,763 nautical miles (121,793 kilometers)įebruary 20, 1962, 14:47:39 ( UTC14:47:39Z) UTCįebruary 20, 1962, 19:43:02 ( UTC19:43:03Z) UTCĢ1☂0′N 68☄0′W / 21.333°N 68.667°W / 21.333 -68.667Īfter the successful completion of the Mercury-Atlas 5 flight that carried Enos, a chimpanzee, in late November 1961, a press conference was held in early December.
