No. On May 5, 1961, Mercury Astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to go into space.But he is the oldest man ti go into space and he orbited earth 3 times in 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds
John Glenn
He was the first American in orbit, the first American in space was Alan Shepard and the first person in space was Yuri Gagarin
Alan Shepard and john glenn
John Glenn became the third American in space and the first to orbit the Earth, aboard the Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962.
Alan Shepard had been the first American astronaut in space in 1961. Glenn was the first American to circle the Earth.
John Glenn
John Glenn
He was the first American in orbit, the first American in space was Alan Shepard and the first person in space was Yuri Gagarin
Alan Shepard and john glenn
John Glenn became the third American in space and the first to orbit the Earth, aboard the Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962.
Alan Shepard had been the first American astronaut in space in 1961. Glenn was the first American to circle the Earth.
No. John Glenn was the first astronaut to orbit the moon. He was also the third American to reach space. The first person to walk on the moon was Neil Armstrong, during the Apollo 11 space mission.
Yuri Gagarin. First American Alan Sheppard but did not orbit, that was John Glenn.
yes, but no in a way because john glenn is the first 7 American astronauts that went to space. The first person is Colonel Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin.
Well the first american in space was alan sheaperd, john glenn was first to orbit earth tho.
John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth.
Alan Shepard was the first American in space