[DOC] [TLE] Glenn Orbits the Earth | NASA [PAR] Feb 16, 2012 ... Walter M. Schirra, 3. ... He became the third American in space and the first to 
orbit Earth. ... The flight lasted a total of 4 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seconds 
before ... Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., wearing a Mercury pressure suit during ... 
20, 1962, Glenn lifted off into space aboard his Mercury Atlas (MA-6)... [DOC] [TLE] Mercury-Atlas 6 - Wikipedia [PAR] Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) was the third human spaceflight for the U.S. and part of 
Project Mercury. Conducted by NASA on February 20, 1962, the mission was 
piloted by ... After four hours and 56 minutes in flight the spacecraft re-entered the 
Earth's ... He then announced the team members for the next two Mercury 
missions. [DOC] [TLE] Countdown for Glenn - Cincinnati Enquirer [PAR] Aug 16, 1998 ... Just as John Glenn rocketed into history 36 years ago as the first ... Less than 
three months before he is scheduled to fly in space ... Glenn during flight in 1962. 
... Says Scott Carpenter, his friend and former Mercury astronaut: "He's ... He flew 
four hours, 55 minutes aboard tiny Friendship 7 and gave a... [DOC] [TLE] History of The Space Race - SFTropes [PAR] Apr 26, 2010 ... 2.1 Mercury; 2.2 Vostok. 3 Gemini & EVAs. 3.1 Gemini. 4 Moon ... On this day, the 
world's first artificial satellite was launched into space from Tyuratam, Russia. ... 
Aboard his capsule named Friendship 7, he traveled for 4 hours and 55 minutes 
... on Earth, in his 6 orbits during the 9 hour and 13 minute flight. [DOC] [TLE] John Glenn: First American to Orbit the Earth | HistoryNet [PAR] For Glenn, the historic voyage of Friendship 7 remains as vivid today as if it had 
happened ... liftoff and those subtle, emotionally empowering sunrises and 
sunsets. ... With the Soviets having the rocket power to propel a satellite into 
space, he ... fly in space, orbiting the earth once during his one hour, forty-eight 
minute flight,... [DOC] [TLE] Friendship 7 essay - Honeysuckle Creek [PAR] 4 Hours 55 minutes 23 seconds. 3 Orbits of 88 minutes 29 seconds each. ... in 
from the beginning as if he were preparing for his own flight, not someone else's, 
and ... Glenn climbed into the spacecraft and settled down to an hour of checking 
... As Friendship 7 sped over the Indian Ocean, Glenn saw his first sunset in 
space. [DOC] [TLE] Project Mercury - The Worlds of David Darling [PAR] Project Mercury was America's first manned space program, the object of which 
was .... MA-6, Feb 20, 1962, Atlas, 4 hr 55 min, 3, John Glenn, Friendship 7 ... 
However, Shepard was strapped into his capsule some three hours before liftoff 
and ... During the flight, Shepard experienced a maximum 6g during ascent, 
about five... [DOC] [TLE] Milestone-Nomination:Mercury Spacecraft MA-6 - Engineering and ... [PAR] Mar 1, 2011 ... Place a man into earth orbit, observe his reactions to the space ... The Mercury 
flight plan during the first orbit was to maintain optimum spacecraft ... February 20
, 1962. ... Orbits: 3. Period: 88min 29sec. Duration: 0 Days, 4 hours, 55 min, .... he 
experienced none of the sensations reported by Gherman Titov. [DOC] [TLE] At 90, John Glenn Looks Back - The New York Times [PAR] Feb 13, 2012 ... Space & Cosmos | 50th Anniversary ... Perhaps no other spaceflight  all 4 
hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds of it ... Mr. Glenn saw three sunsets and 
sunrises that Tuesday, from a ... He and his wife, Anna (he calls her Annie), 
divide their time ... John Glenn's 1962 flight into orbit captivated the nation. [DOC] [TLE] Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. in his silver Mercury spacesuit during ... [PAR] Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. in his silver Mercury spacesuit during pre- flight 
training ... On February 20, 1962 Glenn lifted off into

Question: During his 4 hour & 55 minute flight into space in 1962, he experienced 3 sunrises & sunsets
Answer: John Glenn