It was called the Freedom 7 and it was piloted by Alan B. Shepherd.
The name of the first American satellite in space was called Explorer 1.
Mercury Friendship 7 (John H. Glenn, USA) was the first spacecraft to orbit the Earth three times.
John Glenn Jr. became the first American to orbit the earth on Febriary 20, 1962. He christened his Mercury spacecraft "Friendship 7".
John Glenn Jr. became the first American to orbit the earth on Febriary 20, 1962. He christened his Mercury spacecraft "Friendship 7".
The name of the Space Capsule that carried the first American to space was "Freedom 7." It was piloted by Alan Shepard on May 5, 1961.
Apollo is the name of the American spacecraft and Soyuz is the name of the Russian spacecraft.
The First spacecraft was the MESSENGER. The First spacecraft was the MESSENGER.
Galileo was the first spacecraft to visit Jupiter.
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.
NASA's Pioneer 10 spacecraft.
The first spacecraft to observe Venus was the Venera 3 in 1962.
The first spacecraft on the moon was called Eagle. After the Jules verne spacecraft.