At age 40, John Glenn first orbited earth 3 times on 20th February, 1962.
At age 77 in 1998, Senator John Glenn was a member of the STS-95 crew, orbiting the Earth on board the space shuttle Discovery for almost nine days, becoming the oldest person to enter space.
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John Glenn
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.
Alan Shepard had been the first American astronaut in space in 1961. Glenn was the first American to circle the Earth.
John Glenn did not go to the moon, but he was the first American to orbit the earth.
John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth.
He was the first person to orbit the Earth.
He was the first American to orbit the earth.
first american to orbit earth.
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John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth on Febuary 20, 1962 :)
John Glenn
John Glenn
John Glenn.
John Glenn
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.
Alan Shepard had been the first American astronaut in space in 1961. Glenn was the first American to circle the Earth.