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What was the first American spacecraft carrying an astronaut to orbit Earth?
The first American spacecraft which orbited the earth was called The Mercury Friendship 7, and the astronaut was a famous person his name was John Glenn, he was a senator for many years later.
What orbit shape is Mercury?
Mercury's orbit, like all planet's, is elliptical.The eccentricity of Mercury's orbit is 0.206
What was the purpose of the program of mercury?
The purpose of the Mercury program was to send man into space for the first time, orbit around the Earth, find out how a person functioned in space, and to recover the astronaut and spacecraft safely.
What was the name of the first NASA mission which took astronauts into orbit?
Mercury
How long does mercury take to orbit eartrh?
Mercury does not orbit the earth - ever!
What is the orbit for the planet Mercury?
It takes 88 days for mercury to complete an orbit.
Which space probe has taken photos of mercury?
The messenger space craft was the first to orbit and probe Mercury. The messenger space craft went into orbit in 2011 and is not due to return until 2015.
First to orbit a manned spacecraft around the earth and recover both the spacecraft and the astronaut?
The USSR put Yury Gagarin into earth orbit. He was the first man in space and the first to orbit the earth on April 12, 1961. Mercury
Who was the first human to orbit the earth?
The first person to orbit the Earth was the Soviet cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin.
Does Venus have the shortest orbit?
Mercury has the shortest orbit.
Does mercury have the largest orbit?
Mercury has the shortest orbit of all the planets because it is the closest planet to the Sun.
What is the orbit distance of mercury?
Mercury's orbit around the sun is approx 364 million km long.
