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One of the orbiters of the "Mercury" program.
The chap in question was John Glenn but normally gets forgotten about since the Russians beat him to it.
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What john Glenn was first to do?
John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth.
Was American or Soviets the first to orbit the Earth?
The Soviets, Yuri Gagarin was the first man to orbit the earth.
Use the word orbit in a sentence?
The fleet of American space shuttle craft will no longer orbit the Earth. I don't know how long it would take to orbit the Moon.
What nationaility was the first man to orbit the earth in the spacecraft?
What nationaility was the first man to orbit the earth in the space craft
What was john glenn the first American to do?
He was the first person to orbit the Earth.
What was important about john glenn orbiting the earth?
He was the first American to orbit the earth.
What First to orbit a manned spacecraft around the earth and recover both the spacecraft and the astronaut?
The first person to orbit a manned spacecraft around the Earth and return safely was Yuri Gagarin from the Soviet Union in 1961 aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft. He completed one orbit during his mission.
What did John Glenn do as an astronaut?
first american to orbit earth.
First American astonaunt to orbit earth?
Alan Sheppard
Who was the first American to orbit the earth in space vehical?
jade
Astronaut John Glenn was the first American to do what?
Astronaut John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962, aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft.
Was John Glenn the American to orbit the earth?
John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth. The previous US flights had been sub-orbital. Yuri Gagarin of the USSR had earlier been the first human to orbit earth.
