Astronaut · NASA
John Glenn
Exploration
Overview
John Glenn — the first American to orbit the Earth, aboard Friendship 7.
Knowledge connections
- Part of missionFriendship 7 (Mercury-Atlas 6)
- Associated withNASA
- Associated withGlenn Becomes the First American to Orbit the Earth
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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