Americans in space

1. Training

1.1. The astonaught are spun at 16 times there average body pressure

1.2. The vomit commit is a simulator that goes up and down like a roller coaster

2. Alan Shepard

2.1. First American in space

3. Gus Grissom

3.1. Does same mission as Alan Shepard

3.2. Almost drowns after his capsule sinks

4. John Glenn and his Friendship misson

4.1. Takes of at 7:30

4.2. Glenn says he can see thousands watching on Florida beaches from his telescope

4.3. He lands at 9:47

4.4. One of Glenn's Jets burn out making it like driving on a flat

4.5. His heat shield was loose witch could have made his ship burn up but they didn't tell him but he figures out on his own later

5. Criteria for space

5.1. 5"11 ft

5.2. 25-40 years old

5.3. must have 1,500 hours of flying

6. John Glenn

6.1. First person from the US to orbit Earth

6.2. Ship named the Friendship 7

6.3. Back up for Shepard and Grissom

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