The first astronaut was Alan . B. Shepherd, his was a suborbital flight. John glenn made three orbits of the earth.
July 21st 1998
he is the first American to got to space!
Alan Shepard accomplished the first US suborbital flight on May 5, 1961 aboard the Freedom 7 spacecraft.
Yes, Alan Shepherd is Albanian and American.
Alan B Shepard was grounded for the Gemini flight in 1963 due to an inner ear problem that affected his balance. This condition made him unfit for spaceflight at the time, and he had to undergo surgery to correct the issue before being cleared for future missions.
Alan Shepard, not to be confused with Alan Shepherd (who was a British motorcyclist), was in space for 216 hours and 57 minutes.
The name of the first American astronaut to fly in space is Alan. B. Shepherd.
It was called the Freedom 7 and it was piloted by Alan B. Shepherd.
The first astronaut was Alan B. Shepherd. the first cosmonaut was Yuri Gagarin.
Alan Shepard was born November 18, 1923, and died July 21, 1998, at age 74.
Alan Shepard was the first American in space