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What was Katherine's second significant mission calculation after Alan Shepard?
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The answer is John Glenn. After successfully launching Alan Shepard into space, NASA's next significant mission was to send John Glenn into orbit around Earth. This historic flight, known as Friendship 7, took place on February 20, 1962, and made Glenn the first American to orbit the planet.
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