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 made only one space flight ,and it was of three orbits.
Mr. Glenn circled the globe three times during his first flight.
John Glenn made three orbits around Earth during his historic space flight on February 20, 1962.
3 times, because 3 goes into 18 and 51.
John Glenn has never been to Mars, nor has any other human being.
John Glenn made only one space flight ,and it was of three orbits.
John Glenn's Friendship 7 flight was 4 hours, 55 minutes and 25 seconds, enough time to complete three orbits of the earth.
Mr. Glenn circled the globe three times during his first flight.
John Glenn made three orbits around Earth during his historic space flight on February 20, 1962.
3 times, because 3 goes into 18 and 51.
Born in 1921, Sen. Glenn's most noticeable trait at this time (early 2014) is that of advanced age. We wish him many more orbits before re-entry.
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The first astronaut was Alan . B. Shepherd, his was a suborbital flight. John glenn made three orbits of the earth.
John Glenn has never been to Mars, nor has any other human being.
No, John Glenn did not orbit the moon. He was the first American to orbit the Earth, accomplishing this feat in 1962. The manned lunar orbits were conducted by the Apollo missions in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
He made three orbits.