# 50th Anniversary - John Glenn and Friendship 7

NASA celebrates the 50th Anniversary of John Glenn's orbital space flight. Glenn's flight ushered in a new era for space travel. John Glenn, America's first astronaut to orbit Earth, launched aboard his Friendship 7 Mercury capsule on Feb. 20, 1962. At the end of the mission, Friendship 7 splashed down into the ocean and Glenn was honored by President John F. Kennedy and celebrated as a hero across America.

- Kind: Documentary
- Year: 2012
- Runtime: 25 min
- By: NASA
- Genres: Documentary, Space
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:50th_Anniversary_-_John_Glenn_and_Friendship_7.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: NASA
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/163970023?play=1)