No. He circled the earth and then made a splashdown and was picked up by a Navy ship.
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.
No, John Glenn did not walk on the moon. He was the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962, but he did not participate in any moon landings.
John Glenn was born in Ohio, and Neil Armstrong was born in Ohio as well. Both men were pioneers in space exploration, with John Glenn being the first American to orbit the Earth, and Neil Armstrong being the first person to walk on the moon.
The oldest man in space is John Glenn, who flew on the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1998 at the age of 77.
The name of John Glenn's space capsule was Friendship 7.
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.
John Glenn was the first American to be in space. Another example would be Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon.
No, John Glenn did not walk on the moon. He was the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962, but he did not participate in any moon landings.
John Glenn was born in Ohio, and Neil Armstrong was born in Ohio as well. Both men were pioneers in space exploration, with John Glenn being the first American to orbit the Earth, and Neil Armstrong being the first person to walk on the moon.
The oldest man in space is John Glenn, who flew on the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1998 at the age of 77.
See related link below for a picture of a replica of John Glenn's space capsule.
The name of John Glenn's space capsule was Friendship 7.
The Oldest Man in space was JOHN GLENN
John Glenn joined NASA in 1959.In 1962 he became the third astronaut in space and resigned from NASA in December 1963.See Link
yes. he orbit the earth and was the oldest human to venture space
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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.