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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.
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. [3]
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.
13 de jul. de 2023 · Credits: NASA. Glenn, who served four terms as a U.S. senator from Ohio, was one of NASA’s original seven Mercury astronauts. His flight on Friendship 7 on Feb. 20, 1962, showed the world that America was a serious contender in the space race with the Soviet Union. It also made Glenn an instant hero.
18 de fev. de 2022 · The Soviets next kept a cosmonaut in space for a full day. 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 Friendship 7. Left: The Headquarters of the Space Task Group (STG) at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
8 de dez. de 2016 · A stronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth and the third in space, died Thursday. A former U.S. Senator from Ohio, he was 95. Glenn landed on the cover of the March 2, 1962,...
8 de dez. de 2015 · Human Spaceflight. John Glenn: America's 1st space hero. References. By Robert Lea. last updated 3 August 2023. When it comes to American space exploration, John Glenn had the right stuff,...
