No. On May 5, 1961, Mercury Astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to go into space.But he is the oldest man ti go into space and he orbited earth 3 times in 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds
Yes, John Glenn was not the first American in space. That achievement belongs to Alan Shepard, who became the first American in space on May 5, 1961. John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962.
The first American to fly into space was Alan Shepard in 1961. Gus Grissom was the second American in space in 1961, and John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962.
No, John Glenn was not the first man in space. The first man in space was Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet cosmonaut, who orbited the Earth on April 12, 1961. John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962.
Yuri Gagarin was the first human to journey into outer space. Alan Shepard was the first American to travel to space. John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth.
John Glenn was the first American in space, orbiting the Earth in 1962, and he became the oldest person in space when he returned to space in 1998 at the age of 77 on the space shuttle Discovery.
John Glenn first went to space in 1962 as part of the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, becoming the first American to orbit the Earth.
The first American to fly into space was Alan Shepard in 1961. Gus Grissom was the second American in space in 1961, and John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962.
No, John Glenn was not the first man in space. The first man in space was Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet cosmonaut, who orbited the Earth on April 12, 1961. John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962.
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Yuri Gagarin was the first human to journey into outer space. Alan Shepard was the first American to travel to space. John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth.
John Glenn was the first American in space, orbiting the Earth in 1962, and he became the oldest person in space when he returned to space in 1998 at the age of 77 on the space shuttle Discovery.
John Glenn first went to space in 1962 as part of the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, becoming the first American to orbit the Earth.
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. In October 1998, Senator Glenn returned to space at the age of 77 aboard the space shuttle Discovery.
No, Astronaut John Glenn was not the first American to walk on the moon. The first American to walk on the moon was astronaut Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. John Glenn achieved the distinction of being the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962.
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 was the first American to orbit the earth.
Well the first american in space was alan sheaperd, john glenn was first to orbit earth tho.
Alan Shepard was the first American in space