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3 years ago

Astronaut John Glenn was the first American to _____.

Physics

2 answers:

mylen [45]3 years ago

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Answer: orbit the earth

Explanation:

In 1962, with three orbits around the Earth, John Glenn is the first American Astronaut to do so.

John Glen was selected in NASA in 1959. He flew Friendship 7 mission on 20th February, 1962. He was the first American to orbit the Earth. He took three rounds about the Earth.

Alona [7]3 years ago

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He was the first American to orbit the earth.

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