America's first space hero, John Glenn,
on the cover of Time Magazine. Decades later (mouse over) Glenn
returns to space and is again on the cover of Time. |
John Glenn became the first
American to orbit the earth at the same time the Avanti was
being test driven by the automotive press. By the time he was
on the cover of Time™, the Avanti was bringing crowds of
curious fans into previously lackluster Studebaker showrooms.
Above: U.S. Navy project Mercury Recovery Force aboard the U.S.S.
Enterprise retrieved John Glenn on February 20, 1962 at 3 p.m.
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