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John Glen was the first American to orbit the Earth in a spacecraft. He did so after (1) , Yuri Gargin (a Russian) orbited the Earth, and (2) after Alan Shepard and (3) Gus Grissom, (two Americans) made a suborbital flight. John Glen was the fourth human being to go into space, the second to orbit, and the first American to orbit the Earth in a space capsule.
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Why was John Glenn Jr so important to American space exploration?
because he is awesome
Why was john glenn jr so important in American space programs?
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.
What day did john glenn go to moon?
John Glenn did not go to the moon, but he was the first American to orbit the earth.
How old was John Glenn when he orbited the moon?
John Glenn orbited the earth, the first American to do so. He was forty at the time.
Where did John Glenn land on the moon?
John Glenn did not land anywhere on the moon. He was the first American to orbit Earth, in 1962.
What was important about john glenn orbiting the earth?
He was the first American to orbit the earth.
Why was John Glenn Jr so important to American space exploration?
because he is awesome
What john Glenn was first to do?
John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth.
Why was john glenn jr so important in American space explorations?
because he is the greatest man alive in 1960's and his dad john glenn made him a strong boy
What did John glenn do?
John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth on Febuary 20, 1962 :)
Who were John Glenn's parents?
John Glenn is notably famous for being the first American to orbit the Earth. He is the son of John Herschel and Clara Sproat Glenn.
Why was john glenn jr so important in American space programs?
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.
What day did john glenn go to moon?
John Glenn did not go to the moon, but he was the first American to orbit the earth.
Johns glenns parents?
John Glenn's parents were John H. Glenn, Sr and Clara Sproat Glenn. John Glenn was born in 1921 in Ohio. He was the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth.
How old was John Glenn when he orbited the moon?
John Glenn orbited the earth, the first American to do so. He was forty at the time.
Where did John Glenn land on the moon?
John Glenn did not land anywhere on the moon. He was the first American to orbit Earth, in 1962.
What are facts about John Glenn?
third american in space
