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John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962.
John Herschel Glenn Jr. (Cambridge, 18 de julho de 1921 – Columbus, 8 de dezembro de 2016) foi um engenheiro, aviador naval, piloto de teste, astronauta e político norte-americano. Ele foi o terceiro norte-americano a ir ao espaço e o primeiro a orbitar a Terra durante o voo da Mercury-Atlas 6 em 20 de fevereiro de 1962.
Tudo sobre NASA. ver mais. O astronauta John Glenn se tornou o primeiro norte-americano completar órbitas ao redor da Terra há 60 anos. Ele fez história no dia 20 de fevereiro de 1962, quando, ao longo de 4 horas e 55 minutos, completou três voltas ao redor do nosso planeta a bordo da cápsula Friendship 7.
21 de mai. de 2024 · John Glenn (born July 18, 1921, Cambridge, Ohio, U.S.—died December 8, 2016, Columbus, Ohio) was 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 1961.) Glenn joined the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1942.
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13 de jul. de 2023 · Learn about the life and achievements of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth and the oldest person to fly in space. He was also a Marine pilot, a U.S. senator, and a champion of environmental protection.
18 de fev. de 2022 · Learn about the historic Mercury-Atlas 6 mission that made John Glenn the first American to orbit the Earth aboard Friendship 7. See photos and details of the launch, the flight, and the recovery of the astronaut and his spacecraft.
2 de abr. de 2014 · Learn about the life and achievements of John Glenn, the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth and a long-serving U.S. senator from Ohio. Find out how he became a Marine pilot, a space pioneer, a political leader and a space advocate.
