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Three For Space John Glenn First Manned Flight Pick
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP John Herschel Glenn Jr Virgil Ivan Grissom and Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr named as the three men selected for Americas first manned space flight set for spring testing on a Redstone rocket. Glenn, 39, is praised as the most experienced pilot with 5100 flight hours and 1800 jets, while Grissom and Shepard are similarly lauded as skilled test pilots. The trio trains for a suborbital mission expected in April or May, with a second flight later aimed to achieve greater scientific results. Glenn notes the mission is a team effort and describes the demanding training that has disrupted family life. He flies, skis, and keeps in peak shape as he prepares for lift off from Cape Canaveral.
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