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The name of John Glenn's space shuttle when he first orbited the Earth in 1962 was Friendship 7.
In October 1998, Senator Glenn returned to space at the age of 77 aboard the space shuttle Discovery.
In the Friendship 7 spacecraft, John Glenn made an orbit around the planet. John Glenn became the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962, thanks to the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission.
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.
John Glenn orbited the earth, the first American to do so. He was forty at the time.
The name of John Glenn's space shuttle when he first orbited the Earth in 1962 was Friendship 7.
John Glenn orbited the earth three times oFebruary 20, 1962 becoming the third American in space and the first American to orbit the Earth.
In October 1998, Senator Glenn returned to space at the age of 77 aboard the space shuttle Discovery.
John Glenn
He was 41 years old when he first orbited earth.
In the Friendship 7 spacecraft, John Glenn made an orbit around the planet. John Glenn became the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962, thanks to the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission.
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.
Yuri Gagarin did.
John Glenn orbited the earth, the first American to do so. He was forty at the time.
40 (his birthday was in July but he orbited the earth in February)
3 times, because 3 goes into 18 and 51.
Former NASA astronaut and U.S. Senator from Ohio John Glenn was born in Cambridge, Ohio on July 18, 1921. He orbited the earth on February 20, 1962 at age 40.