Your birth year
2006
John Glenn Orbits Earth
1962Space
John Glenn Orbits Earth is 44 years older than you
It's from 1962, before you were born.
- Flight
- 1962
- Astronaut
- John Glenn
- Astronaut age
- 40
About
As of 2026, it's 64 years old.
John Glenn orbited Earth in 1962, a major milestone for the U.S. space program.
His flight made orbital spaceflight a national event and accelerated the path toward Apollo.
John Glenn Orbits Earth through the years
1962
1962
First American orbital flight
Glenn flew aboard Friendship 7.
You were born — 2006
