John Glenn

CTL-E-4165 · Person · other · 1962

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First American to orbit Earth, aboard Friendship 7 (1962); asked that Katherine Johnson verify the electronic computer's orbital calculations before his flight ('If she says they're good, then I am ready to go').

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Katherine Johnson — related to → this record

Sources

NASA — 'Katherine Johnson (1918–2020)' biography (science.nasa.gov) (primary source)

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