February 20 will be the 50th anniversary of John Glenn’s Friendship 7 flight. The second man to orbit Earth after U.S.S.R.’s Yuri Gagarin and the first American to reach space, the anniversary has already spurred massive celebrations at NASA. The infographic below recounts the history of the Mercury program through Glenn’s historic flight.
Source SPACE.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration
C’mon guys it was Yuri ‘Gagarin’ first man in space/orbit.
Right you are, thanks for the catch.