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First man in space usa glenn. Yuri alekseyevich gagarin 9 march 1934 27 march 1968 was a soviet air forces pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space achieving a major milestone in the space race. As one of the country s first astronauts john glenn was a member of the mercury seven team selected by nasa in 1959. Glenn a lieutenant colonel in the u s. Rear admiral alan bartlett shepard jr.
He received the nasa distinguished service medal in 1962 the congressional space medal of honor in 1978 was inducted into the u s. But before he was nationally recognized as a hero he. Astronaut hall of fame in 1990 and received the presidential medal of freedom in 2012. The first american to orbit the earth john glenn made history again when at the age of 77 he became the oldest person to travel in space.
As a crew member of the friendship 7 mission in 1962 glenn became the first. Glenn became the first american in orbit in 1962 and flew on the space shuttle discovery in 1998 to become at age 77 the oldest person to fly in space. On february 20 1962 glenn flew the friendship 7 mission becoming the first american to orbit the earth and the fifth person and third american in space. In 1961 he became the first american to travel into space and in 1971 he walked on the moon.
John glenn s mercury mission was the first american space flight around the world. November 18 1923 july 21 1998 was an american astronaut naval aviator test pilot and businessman. Marine corps was among the seven men chosen by the national aeronautics and space administration nasa in 1959 to become america s first astronauts. Ten years later shepard.
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