1962

Events

• February 20 – Project Mercury astronaut John Glenn is launched into space. He becomes the first American to orbit the Earth. (PIC: "Two of One"; Star Trek Encyclopedia, 4th ed., vol. 1, p. 306)
• October – Ranger 5 is launched. (TOS: "The Cage")
• A rare baseball card of New York Yankees player Roger Maris is printed this year. (TNG: "The Most Toys")
• The Vic Fontaine holoprogram, Bashir 62, on Deep Space 9 is set in this year. (DS9: "His Way")
• The Big Daddy-O Surf Special luau shirt, an American classic, is introduced. (VOY: "Alter Ego")

External link

• 1962 at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works