On February 20, 1962, NASA launched an astronaut into orbit around the Earth for the first time. John Glenn was the third American to launch into space and the third human to orbit Earth.

William Leiss: The date: February 20, the President's call for redoubling America's efforts in space was faced first by Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn; his goal: three orbits around the Earth.

US flags worldwide were ordered flown at half-staff on Thursday as astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, was laid to rest with military honors. Glenn died in December 2016 at ...

Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida ... satellites or release them into their proper orbits. All seven main engines fired at liftoff ...