Monumentally important, this is the first image of an American astronaut in space. In the Project Mercury spacecraft named Friendship 7, John Glenn became the first American astronaut to orbit Earth.

As astronauts from Artemis II head back to Earth after circling the moon, it’s a moment to look back at when the U.S. was still trying to catch up in space. On Feb. 20, 1962, John Glenn became the ...

On Feb. 20, 1962, Mercury-Atlas 6 mission launched, sending the Friendship 7 capsule containing John Glenn into orbit. Two Soviets – Yuri Gagarin and Gherman Titov – had previously orbited Earth, but ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! On this day, John Glenn became the first American astronaut to orbit the earth. In a flight lasting just under five hours, he orbited the earth three ...

A collection of the NASA mission reports from John Glenn's first flight, covering subjects such as the flight plan, physiological responses of the astronaut, the pilot's flight report, and several ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WABC) -- John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an all-American hero and propelled him to a long career in the U.S. Senate, died Thursday ...