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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.

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What john Glenn was first to do?

John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth.


What was John Glenn's first spacecraft called?

John Glenn's first spacecraft was called Friendship 7.


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.


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.


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John Glenn was the first U.S.Marine to orbit the Earth ; more cool facts at the link below .


Who was first in space virgil gus grisum or john glenn?

The first American to fly into space was Alan Shepard in 1961. Gus Grissom was the second American in space in 1961, and John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962.


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John Glenn said "To look out at this kind of creation and not believe in God is to me impossible."


Is john glenn the first astronaut?

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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.


How old was John Glenn on his first trip?

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