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Who was the 1st astronaut to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong!
Who was the 1st man to orbit the moon?
The first man to orbit the moon was astronaut Frank Borman, who was part of the Apollo 8 mission in December 1968. He was accompanied by astronauts Jim Lovell and William Anders on this historic flight.
Was Astronaut John Glenn was the first American to walk on the moon?
No. John Glenn was the first astronaut to orbit the moon. He was also the third American to reach space. The first person to walk on the moon was Neil Armstrong, during the Apollo 11 space mission.
Did John Glenn ever orbit the moon?
No, John Glenn did not orbit the moon. He was the first American to orbit the Earth, accomplishing this feat in 1962. The manned lunar orbits were conducted by the Apollo missions in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
What is lunar module?
Lunar module is the landing craft design to transport astronaut from Moon's orbit down to surface and return astronaut back to orbit. Lunar module is the key part in Apollo project led by NASA.
What Apollo Eleven Astronaut did not walk on the moon?
Michael Collins stayed in lunar orbit while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon.
Who was the fourth astronaut to orbit the earth?
Scott Carpenter was the fourth astronaut to orbit the earth.
What year did the 1st astronaut land on the moon?
The Apollo 11 mission landed astronauts on the moon in July 1969.
Why do you think the first astronaut in space only orbited Earth instead of heading directly to the Moon?
Actually the first US astronaut in space (Alan Shepard) did NOT orbit--he only had a 15-minute sub-orbital flight. The first US astronaut to orbit Earth was John Glenn. In any event, neither of them could have gone to the moon because at that time we simply did not have the technology to send them there.
The Russian astronaut to orbit the moon in 8 minutes?
No Russian (or any other country's astronauts) have ever been to the moon. The only country to successfully send men into lunar orbit, and land on it's surface, was the USA.
Who was the seventh man to walk on the moon?
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.
Why will John Glenn and neil Armstrong always be remembered?
NASA astronaut John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth. NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon.
