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.
John Glenn never orbited the moon. He was the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962. The first manned mission to orbit the moon was Apollo 8 in 1968.
Yuri Gagarin orbited Earth for the first time on April 12, 1961.
John Glenn was 40 years old when he orbited the Earth in 1962 as part of the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, making him the first American to do so.
The first space shuttle to reach Earth's orbit was the Space Shuttle Columbia, which completed its maiden flight on April 12, 1981.
i am not to shore bout the date but i know the year 1981
The first space shuttle, Columbia, left Earth on April 12, 1981. It was part of the STS-1 mission and marked the inaugural flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program.
No animal has orbited the moon other than man. Dogs and monkeys have orbited the earth.
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.
the first shuttle to go into space a space shuttle Columbia on April 12, 1981. its crewmen were John Young (comander) and Robert Crippen (piolt). it lifted off a 12 noon at launch pad 39A and landed at Edward Air Force base in Califonia on April 14, two days after the launch. it orbited around the earth 37 times befor returning to Earth.
John Glenn never orbited the moon. He was the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962. The first manned mission to orbit the moon was Apollo 8 in 1968.
Yuri Gagarin orbited Earth for the first time on April 12, 1961.
John Glenn was 40 years old when he orbited the Earth in 1962 as part of the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, making him the first American to do so.
I believe rats were used first, then a solitary monkey.
John Glenn orbited the earth three times oFebruary 20, 1962 becoming the third American in space and the first American to orbit the Earth.
The first space shuttle to reach Earth's orbit was the Space Shuttle Columbia, which completed its maiden flight on April 12, 1981.
John Glenn first orbited the Earth in 1962 upon the spaceship Friendship 7.