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On February 20, 1962, NASA astronaut John Glenn flew the Friendship 7 mission becoming the third American in space and the first American to orbit the Earth circling the earth three times.
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Who was the first US astronaut to orbit around the earth?
John Glenn
What john Glenn was first to do?
John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth.
What did john glenn eat while in orbit around Earth?
He ate Applesauce
Where did john glenn orbit the earth?
in space
What did John glenn do?
John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth on Febuary 20, 1962 :)
When did John Glenn land on the moon?
He didn't. John Glenn was the first person to orbit the Earth.
When did John Glenn orbit the Earth?
1962
Who was the first amercin to orbit earth?
John Glenn on February 20, 1961. He went around the earth three times.
Is John glenn famous and what did John glenn do?
yes. he orbit the earth and was the oldest human to venture space
Did John Glenn ever orbit the moon?
NASA astronaut John Glenn did not travel to the moon. On February 20, 1962, NASA astronaut John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth circling the earth three times.
Was John Glenn the American to orbit the earth?
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.
What did john Glenn orbit the earth in?
In the Friendship 7 spacecraft, John Glenn made an orbit around the planet. John Glenn became the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962, thanks to the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission.
