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launch of Faith 7 Atlas-Agena launch vehicle Black-and-white image: rocket launch. New Horizons liftoff (Top) U.S. astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., entering the Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962, in preparation for launch. Riding into space atop a modified Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile (bottom), Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth. Friendship 7
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Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) Polish astronomer. In 1543 he published, forward proof of a Heliocentric (sun centered) universe. Coloured stipple engraving published London 1802. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi.
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Add new Web site: Federation of American Scientists - Atlas. Oct 16, 2013
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Atlas. Oct 16, 2013
Added image of launch of Atlas-Agena launch vehicle. May 14, 2010
Article thoroughly revised. May 14, 2010
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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