The first American to orbit the earth was astronaut John Glenn, the name of the spacecraft was a Mercury spacecraft. But it was called The Friendship 7.As there were 7 astronauts chosen in the first batch of astronauts.
technically the first Americans in space were fruit fly's aboard a V2 rocket in February 1947. but the first American citizen in space was Alan Shepard in January of 1961
Alan b. Shepard
It was the Gemini spacecraft.
Colonel Guion Bluford was the first black astronaut to orbit the earth; this occurred in 1983. The first black female astronaut was Dr. Mae Jemison, in 1992.
Astronaut Alan .B.Shepherd was the first American astronaut to go in space. He did a sub orbit of the earth in his Mercury spacecraft. He was the Apollo 14 commander.
Mae Jemsion was the first African American who went into space.
The Americans went first in space if manned it was in 1961 and Alan. B. Shepherd was the astronaut.
Guion S. Bluford Jr. was the first African American to go into space when flew on the Challenger space shuttle in 1983.
Alan sheperd was the first astronaut in space.
the first American astronaut to go into space was Alan B. Shepard Jr.
She was the first woman astronaut!
Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. was chosen as an astronaut in 1967, but died in an automobile accident before he had the chance to go into space. The first African-American astronaut who did get into space was Colonel Guion Bluford in 1983. The first black woman astronaut was Dr. Mae Jemison, in 1992.
She was the first black woman to go to space.
On May 5, 1961, Astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first American Astronaut to leave the earth's atmosphere. Also Neil Armstrong was part of Apollo 11.
The first American astronaut to walk or float in space, was the late astronaut Edward H.White.
Dr. Ride was the first female American astronaut to go into space.
Colonel Guion Bluford was the first black astronaut to orbit the earth; this occurred in 1983. The first black female astronaut was Dr. Mae Jemison, in 1992.
Guion S. Bluford Jr was the first American black Astronaut to go into space. See related links below for his bio and a list of other black Astronauts.
Astronaut Alan .B.Shepherd was the first American astronaut to go in space. He did a sub orbit of the earth in his Mercury spacecraft. He was the Apollo 14 commander.
Sally Ride became famous because she was the first female American astronaut to go into space. She was in the Challenger shuttle.