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The first American in space was Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr.
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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.
Program in which an american man first walked in space?
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was the first program to place a man on the moon. Neil Armstrong was the first person on the moon.
What did Niel Armstong do in space?
Niel Armstrong was the 1st man on the moon.
What nationality was the first person who walked in space?
While it is technically impossible to "walk" in space, the Russians (U.S.S.R at the time) were the first one's to go to space, and the American's were the first to walk on the moon.
What year did Edward H White first walk on the Moon in Gemini 4?
Edward H. White did not walk on the Moon. He became the first American to do a space walk, but it was not on the moon, just outside the Gemini 4 space ship. He did that in 1965.
Is it Russians or American who first landed on the moon?
The Americans landed on the moon first because Neil Armstrong was American. Also the Russians did not have technology that the Americans did, the Americans had better materials to build space ships with.
Who is a person that has been in outer space?
John Glenn was the first American to be in space. Another example would be Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon.
What was the first American craft to soft-land on the moon?
The first American craft to soft-land on the moon was the Surveyor lunar probe.The first actual space craft to land on the moon was the Luna 2 made by the Soviet Union in 1959. The first manned ship to land on the moon was the Apollo 11 in 1969.
Why did people go to the moon?
Because It was like a battle between Russia and the USA, they both wanted to be the first one on the moon. As we all know the first man on the moon was an american, yet the rusians were the first in space
Was Sally Ride the first American to travel in space?
Oh no, you're forgetting John Glen and other American men who traveled into space and to the moon's surface. Sally Ride was the first American woman in space on June 18, 1983. But many other American men went before her.
Who was the oldest person to land on the moon?
That would be Alan B. Shepard, who was also the first American in space.
Who was the first american to walk on the moon and in what year did this happen?
Around 35 years ago or something like that
