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