Friendship 7
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.
Astronaut John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962, aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft.
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.
John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth. The previous US flights had been sub-orbital. Yuri Gagarin of the USSR had earlier been the first human to orbit earth.
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 first orbited the Earth in 1962 upon the spaceship Friendship 7.
John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth.
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John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth on Febuary 20, 1962 :)
yes. he orbit the earth and was the oldest human to venture space
first american to orbit earth.
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.
Astronaut John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962, aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft.
He was the first American to orbit the earth.
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.
John Glenn is notably famous for being the first American to orbit the Earth. He is the son of John Herschel and Clara Sproat Glenn.
John Glenn was the first U.S.Marine to orbit the Earth ; more cool facts at the link below .