Glenn was one of the Mercury Seven military test pilots selected in 1959 by NASA as the nation's first astronauts. On February 20, 1962, Glenn flew the Friendship 7 mission, becoming the first …

Feb 18, 2022 · On Feb. 20, 1962, astronaut John H. Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth during the three-orbit Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, aboard the spacecraft he named …

Jun 10, 2024 · Astronaut John Glenn relaxes aboard the USS Noa after being recovered from the Atlantic near Grand Turk Island after his historic Mercury flight. Glenn became the first …

Jan 16, 2025 · John Glenn, the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth, completing three orbits in 1962. (Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space, had made a single orbit of Earth in …

Dec 8, 2015 · John Glenn was a NASA astronaut who, in 1962, made history by becoming the first American to orbit Earth. He was one of the "Mercury 7," NASA's first astronaut class.

Jul 25, 2023 · Glenn flew on Mercury-6 (February 20, 1962) and STS-95 (October 29 to November 7, 1998), and has logged over 218 hours in space. Prior to his first flight, Glenn had …

Apr 2, 2014 · John Glenn was the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth, completing three orbits in 1962. He also served as a U.S senator from Ohio.

John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, …

Dec 9, 2016 · WASHINGTON (AP) — John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an all-American hero and propelled him to a long career in the U.S. …

Oct 31, 2023 · Thirty-six years after becoming the first American to orbit Earth, John Glenn — Marine fighter pilot, Name That Tune contestant, Ohio senator, and one-time presidential …