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.
Astronaut John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962, aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft.
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.
The first American astronaut to orbit the Earth was John Glenn. He orbited the Earth three times on February 20, 1962, aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft.
John Glenn (1921-2016) was a Marine fighter pilot, a test pilot, an astronaut, and a US Senator from Ohio. He was the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth (1962) and the oldest astronaut to fly in space (Space Shuttle 1998, age 77).
John Glenn is a former astronaut and U.S. Senator from Ohio. John Glenn served as the U.S. Senator from Ohio December 24, 1974 - January 3, 1999. He died on December 8, 2016 at age 95.
first american to orbit earth.
Astronaut John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962, aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft.
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.
NASA astronaut John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth. NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon.
The first American astronaut to orbit the Earth was John Glenn. He orbited the Earth three times on February 20, 1962, aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft.
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.
John Glenn (1921-2016) was a Marine fighter pilot, a test pilot, an astronaut, and a US Senator from Ohio. He was the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth (1962) and the oldest astronaut to fly in space (Space Shuttle 1998, age 77).
yes, but no in a way because john glenn is the first 7 American astronauts that went to space. The first person is Colonel Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin.
John Glenn is a former astronaut and U.S. Senator from Ohio. John Glenn served as the U.S. Senator from Ohio December 24, 1974 - January 3, 1999. He died on December 8, 2016 at age 95.
John Glenn never walked on the moon. NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon. NASA astronaut John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth circling the earth three times.
NASA astronaut John Glenn flew for the United States government's NASA program. 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.
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.