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.
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∙ 13y agoJohn Glenn first orbited in Friendship 7, part of the Mercury space program in 1962. He also orbited in the space shuttle in 1998.
He didn't. John Glenn was the first person to orbit the Earth.
1962
NASA astronaut John Glenn did not travel to the moon. On February 20, 1962, NASA astronaut John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth circling the earth three times.
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.
because he felt like it
John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth.
in space
John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth on Febuary 20, 1962 :)
He didn't. John Glenn was the first person to orbit the Earth.
1962
yes. he orbit the earth and was the oldest human to venture space