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On 20 February 1962, Col. John Glenn piloted the Mercury Friendship 7 spacecraft in the first United States human orbital flight. Electrical and electronic systems invented by McDonnell Aircraft engineers, including IRE members, made his and future spaceflights possible. Key contributions included navigation and control instruments, autopilot, rate stabilization and control, and fly-by-wire systems.
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