first man on orbit #nasa

[Music] Remember February 20th, 1962? A modified Air Force Atlas booster launched NASA's Friendship 7 into space. The power of the rockets designed for our long range missiles had made possible our first explorations in space. They now also were making possible our nation's first man in orbit. But to reach the moon and beyond, we needed rockets many times more powerful, even than those capable of delivering our heaviest ICBMs. to get that power. In 1962, all launch boosters currently on hand or in the planning stage were reviewed by selected managers and scientists of the Department of Defense and NASA together with independent