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. His flight lifted off at Cape Canaveral, Florida and lasted a total of 4 hours, 55 minutes before the Friendship 7 spacecraft splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean.
John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962, when he flew the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission for NASA.
John Glenn orbited the Earth on February 20, 1962.
John Glenn orbited the Earth on February 20, 1962 as part of the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, becoming the first American to orbit the Earth.
John Glenn was 40 years old when he became the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962.
John Glenn flew 75,679 miles in space during his historic orbital flight on February 20, 1962.
John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962, when he flew the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission for NASA.
John Glenn
John Glenn orbited the Earth on February 20, 1962.
John Glenn orbited the Earth on February 20, 1962 as part of the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, becoming the first American to orbit the Earth.
John Glenn was 40 years old when he became the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962.
John Glenn flew 75,679 miles in space during his historic orbital flight on February 20, 1962.
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's spacecraft was called Friendship 7
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 was 40 years old when he became the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962.
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.
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.