What was the name of his spacecraft during the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission?
Faith 7
Hope 1
Lucky 8
Galaxy 9
Answer
Faith 7 was the name of the spacecraft that John Glenn piloted during the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission. The spacecraft was a Mercury capsule, and it was launched on February 20, 1962. Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth during this mission.
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