The mission was the most widely covered by the media since the first American orbital flight, Mercury-Atlas 6 by John Glenn, in 1962.
ðə mˈɪʃən wʌzðə mˈoʊst wˈaɪdli kˈʌvɚd baɪ ðə mˈiːdiːə sˈɪns ðə fˈɜːst ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˈɔːɹbɪɾəl flˈaɪt, mˈɜːkjʊɹiˈætləs sˈɪks baɪ dʒˈɑːn ɡlˈɛn, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː.