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.
Scott Carpenter was the fourth astronaut to orbit the earth.
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Astronaut John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962, aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft.
the first female hispanic astronaut to orbit earth was Ellen Lauri Ochoa
The first person to orbit the earth was astronaut, John Glenn...
The first person to orbit the Earth was Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet astronaut, on April 12, 1961. He completed one orbit around Earth in the Vostok 1 spacecraft.
The first person to orbit the Earth was Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet astronaut who completed a single orbit around the Earth on April 12, 1961 aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1.
The first American astronaut to orbit the Earth was John Glenn. He orbited the Earth three times on February 20, 1962, aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft.
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.
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
The first person to orbit a manned spacecraft around the Earth and return safely was Yuri Gagarin from the Soviet Union in 1961 aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft. He completed one orbit during his mission.