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noun • made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-) | ||||||||
| 55% | 4 | Home of the first man to walk on the moon, the first American to orbit Earth and the first American woman to walk in space | ||||||
noun • a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region, with capital Columbus • a river that is formed in western Pennsylvania and flows westward to become a tributary of the Mississippi River | ||||||||
| 46% | 14 | John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth as part of this project | ||||||
noun • a program of rocket-powered flights undertaken by US between 1961 and 1963 with the goal of putting a man in orbit around the earth | ||||||||
John Who Was The First American To Orbit The Earth Crossword Clue
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GLENN which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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Updated: October 11, 2023
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