courtesy Johnny
Franklin/ImagineThat Productions
Patsy, Hank and The Drifting Cowboys
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I've just learned that on February 20, 1962, only 2 days before appearing on American Bandstand, Patsy joined John Glenn on Friendship 7 and became the first cowgirl in orbit!
courtesy Amber Miller/ImagineThat Productions
Listen
to Patsy during blastoff! 73KB*
Hear Patsy
banter with John & Mission Control! 95KB*
Patsy even sang a bit during orbit #2! 113KB
*Compressed files ~ some browsers may not be able to play them!
Friendship
Seven Stats:
Objective:
Place a man and cowgirl into orbit, observe their
reactions, and safely return them to Earth to a point where they could be readily found.
Launch: February 20, 1962 at 9:47am EST from Cape Canaveral, FL
Altitude: 162.2 x 100 statute miles
Orbits: 3
Duration: 0 Days, 4 hours, 55 minutes, 23 seconds
Distance: 75,679 statute miles
Velocity: 17,544 mph
Landing: 14:43:02 am EST, 800 miles southeast of Bermuda
courtesy MCA/ImagineThat
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