What was the major achievement of his Mercury-Atlas 9 Spaceflight?
First American to spend an entire day in space
First American to walk in space
First American to reach the moon
First American to travel outside the solar system
Answer
John Glenn was the first American to spend an entire day in space. He accomplished this feat during his Mercury-Atlas 9 spaceflight in 1962. Glenn was launched into space from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on February 20, 1962. He orbited the Earth three times before safely returning to Earth on February 21, 1962.
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