Refer to your Expeditions in Reading book for a complete version of this text. Which detail from “Go, John Glenn!” best explains
why all of America is so excited for the flight of Friendship 7? “…John Glenn splashed down to a welcome grander than any since Charles Lindbergh had crossed the Atlantic.” “Now John Glenn’s attempt to be the first American in orbit gave Americans new hope of catching up.” “...friction against the air would build up a blazing temperature of 4,000°F around the ship.” “They caught the sunlight and floated around Friendship 7, looking like fireflies dancing in space.”
