1st Orbit of the Earth
Orbits the Earth 3 times & returns safely
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
John Glenn Biography and Timeline
Follow John Glenn through 3 dated historical records for United States of America.
John Glenn, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
3Distinct records
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1962–1962Years on this page
1962
1st Orbit of the Earth
John Glenn becomes the first American to circle the Earth, making three orbits in his Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft
Friendship 7 Mercury
John Glenn becomes the first American to circle the Earth, making three orbits in his Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.