Astronaut John Glenn's

Historic Trip!

by

Gail Skroback Hennessey

In a 9 1/2 ft.by 6 ft. wide space capsule called Friendship 7, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. The date was February 20, 1962. Learn more about John Glenn and his historic space accomplishment and some facts about early space exploration.

1. With little more leg-room then a Volkswagen Beetle, John Glenn orbited the earth, three times, in 4 hours and 56 minutes. Glenn got permission from NASA to bring a little gold pin and some small silk flags, things what wouldn't weigh very much. What were three of the things which John Glenn saw as he orbited the Earth?________________________ ___________ _________ Find the answer at this link:historynet.com

2. The third American in space, John Glenn orbited the Earth three times, traveling at speeds of 17,000 miles an hour. Prior to being an astronaut, Glenn was in the military. In which conflict did he serve?__________ Afterwards, he became a test pilot. Which record flight did he complete?_______________What was the name of the space project that John Glenn was involved?________

Find the answers at this link:

Starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov

3. From a maximum altitude of about 100 miles, there was a problem with Friendship 7. The capsule started to slant right. What had gone wrong to cause this?_________________. Then, a more serious problem occurred which might have prevented his safe return to Earth. NASA didn't wish to tell Glenn. What was the problem?_________________What were Glenn’s first words after safely returning to earth and exiting the space capsule?_____________Find the answers at this link:teacher.scholastic.com(You will have to click on "next" to find all the answers.)

There are 10 web questions in the complete resource.