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John Glenn first orbited the Earth in 1962 upon the spaceship Friendship 7.
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What was john glenn the first American to do?
He was the first person to orbit the Earth.
What john Glenn was first to do?
John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth.
What Ohioan was the first to orbit the earth?
John Glenn, now a US Senator from Ohio, was the first American to orbit the earth, but not the first person. That distinction went to Yuri Gagarin of the USSR.
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.
Was American or Soviets the first to orbit the Earth?
The Soviets, Yuri Gagarin was the first man to orbit the earth.
Who was the first human to orbit the earth?
The first person to orbit the Earth was the Soviet cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin.
Who was the first person to orib the earth?
The first person to orbit the earth was astronaut, John Glenn...
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.
When did John Glenn orbit?
On February 20, 1962, John Glenn flew the Friendship 7 mission, becoming the first American to orbit the Earth, and the fifth person and third American in space.
Who was the oldest person to ride in a space shuttle?
At age 77, John Glenn, who is also the first American to orbit the earth
What was important about john glenn orbiting the earth?
He was the first American to orbit the earth.
The first person to orbit earth was?
Yuri Gagarin
