ðə nˈɛkst jˈɪɹ, ʃiː pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt mˈɜːkjʊɹi æz luːtˈɛnənt kˈɜːnəl dʒˈɑːn ɡlˈɛn, ˈʌzmk, bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst ɐmˈɛɹɪkən tʊ ˈɔːɹbɪt ðɪ ˈɜːθ; ænd fɹʌm twˈɛnti fˈaɪv ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tə twˈɛnti fˈaɪv noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, ʃiː ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd wɪððə kwˈɔːɹəntˌiːn fˈoːɹs dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə kjˈuːbən mˈɪsəl kɹˈaɪsɪs.
The next year, she participated in Project Mercury as Lieutenant Colonel John Glenn, USMC, became the first American to orbit the Earth; and from 25 October to 25 November 1962, she operated with the Quarantine Force during the Cuban Missile Crisis.