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Tonight's Topic: Encore: John Glenn
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    Tonight's topic is a Special Encore Presentation of a previous Friday Insomniac-Net.
    As many of you may know, the former American astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn died yesterday at age of 95 in Columbus, Ohio (more here).
    Accordingly, we would like to honor Glenn's passing by revisiting: "STS-95 -- Around the World in 134 Passes",
    God's Speed, John!
    Below are the answers from the original Trivia Net dated Feb 20, 2015.
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    ++ "STS-95 -- Around the World in 134 Passes" ++   
Question #1: In 1962, John Glenn's orbits on Friendship 7 were actually lower and faster than those on Discovery (STS-95). So, how long was Glenn's flight on Friendship 7?
        A. nearly 1.5 hours (or 88 minutes), or
        B. nearly 5 hours, or
        C. nearly 11.5 hours

Question #2: During the STS-95 Mission, Discovery orbited the earth 134 times. Thus, according to NASA, the 77-year old John Glenn became the oldest human ever to orbit the earth in a spacecraft. However, during his first space flight in 1962, how many orbits did Glenn make on Friendship 7?

        A. 2, or
        B. 3, or
        C. 7

Question #3: Also, according to NASA, Glenn was the very first astronaut in history to use an on-board spacecraft computer  -- True or False?
        A. True, or
        B. False

Category	Mercury Capsule	Discovery Orbiter
Launch	Feb. 20, 1962	Oct. 29, 1998
Altitude	261 x 160 kilometers (162.2 x 100 statute miles)	523 kilometers (325 statute miles)
Name	Friendship 7 (one flight)	Discovery (25th flight: STS-95)
Orbits	3 orbits Q2	134 orbits during STS-95
Orb Period	88 minutes, 29 seconds	About 90 minutes
Duration	4 hours, 55 mins, 23 secs Q1	8 days, 21 hours, 44 minutes
Velocity	28,234 kilometers | (17,544 MPH)	28,163 kilometers | (17,500 MPH)
Onboard computers	none Q3	5 general purpose computers

[SOURCE: Spacecraft Comparison: Mercury/Friendship 7 and Space Shuttle Discovery]
    Please take a look at the above website -- very interesting the differences that 36 years can make -- K7LWA

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++  QUOTES OF THE DAY ++ -- John Glenn talking with fellow Mercury Astronaut Gordon Cooper at end of Glenn's first orbit:

“That was sure a short day.”
“Say again, Friendship 7.”
“That was about the shortest day I’ve ever run into.”
“Time passes rapidly, eh?”
“Yes Sir.”

 [SOURCE: Friendship 7 Celebrates 53rd Anniversary]
Additional References:7 Things You May Not Know About John Glenn and Friendship 7
Friendship 7 Celebrates 53rd Anniversary | By Space Coast History  //  February 20, 2015
NASA Mission Archives: STS-95
Why did John Glenn call his spacecraft Friendship 7?
NASA -- History -- An American in Orbit
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