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Astronaut John Glenn was the first American to _____.

launch into space
walk on the moon
orbit the earth
do a spacewalk

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he was the first American to orbit the earth.
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Answer: orbit the earth

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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.

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