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Own a US Half Dollar Honoring the First American in Orbit – John Glenn
This uncirculated US half dollar has been enhanced to honor an important event in American space travel – John Glenn’s orbit of the Earth in 1962. The image of Glenn in his flight suit and the Atlas rocket launching from Cape Canaveral have been permanently imprinted on this coin using a revolutionary technology.
The John F. Kennedy half dollar holds special significance as President Kennedy is often considered the “father of the space program.” He was a great supporter of the space program, telling Congress, “Now it is time to take longer strides – time for a great new American enterprise – time for this nation to take a clearly leading role in space achievement, which in many ways may hold the key to our future on earth.” In 1962, he even met John Glenn months after his historic flight and got to see the Friendship 7 spacecraft up close.
This coin is packed with neat space history – make it yours now.
More About John Glenn –
The First American in Orbit
In April 1959, Glenn was one of seven men were chosen to take part in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Project Mercury. He was selected for the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission to become the first American to orbit the Earth. On February 20, 1962, he was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, broke through Earth’s atmosphere, and circled the globe for four hours, 55 minutes. Glenn made three orbits before a heating problem forced an early landing. Upon his return, astronaut John Glenn was a national hero, with his own ticker-tape parade and a service medal awarded by President Kennedy.
Own a US Half Dollar Honoring the First American in Orbit – John Glenn
This uncirculated US half dollar has been enhanced to honor an important event in American space travel – John Glenn’s orbit of the Earth in 1962. The image of Glenn in his flight suit and the Atlas rocket launching from Cape Canaveral have been permanently imprinted on this coin using a revolutionary technology.
The John F. Kennedy half dollar holds special significance as President Kennedy is often considered the “father of the space program.” He was a great supporter of the space program, telling Congress, “Now it is time to take longer strides – time for a great new American enterprise – time for this nation to take a clearly leading role in space achievement, which in many ways may hold the key to our future on earth.” In 1962, he even met John Glenn months after his historic flight and got to see the Friendship 7 spacecraft up close.
This coin is packed with neat space history – make it yours now.
More About John Glenn –
The First American in Orbit
In April 1959, Glenn was one of seven men were chosen to take part in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Project Mercury. He was selected for the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission to become the first American to orbit the Earth. On February 20, 1962, he was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, broke through Earth’s atmosphere, and circled the globe for four hours, 55 minutes. Glenn made three orbits before a heating problem forced an early landing. Upon his return, astronaut John Glenn was a national hero, with his own ticker-tape parade and a service medal awarded by President Kennedy.