First Astronaut Orbit
Jan. 13, 2025
John Glenn 1st American in orbit 62 years ago today 107: The first image of a US astronaut in orbit: John Glenn in weightlessness inside Friendship 7 during the first US orbital mission, NASA [Mercury Atlas 6], 20 February 1962 < One Ten Images from John Glenn's First Mission to Space On this day in history, February 20, 1962, John Glenn becomes first American to orbit Earth | Fox News | First Astronaut Orbit