[PAR] [TLE] National Air and Space Museum [SEP] The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, also called the NASM, is a museum in Washington, D.C..  It holds the largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft in the world.  It was established in 1946 as the National Air Museum and opened its main building on the National Mall near L'Enfant Plaza in 1976.  In 2016, the museum saw approximately 7.5 million visitors, making it the second most visited museum in the world, and the most visited museum in the United States.  The museum contains the Apollo 11 command module, the "Friendship 7" capsule which was flown by John Glenn, Charles Lindbergh's "The Spirit of St. Louis", the Bell X-1 which broke the sound barrier, and the Wright brothers' plane near the entrance. [PAR] [TLE] John Glenn [SEP] John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was a United States Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, and United States Senator from Ohio.  In 1962 he became the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times.
[PAR] [TLE] National Air and Space Museum [ SEP ] The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution , also called the NASM , is a museum in Washington , D.C .. It holds the largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft in the world . It was established in 1946 as the National Air Museum and opened its main building on the National Mall near L'Enfant Plaza in 1976 . In 2016 , the museum saw approximately 7.5 million visitors , making it the second most visited museum in the world , and the most visited museum in the United States . The museum contains the Apollo 11 command module , the " Friendship 7 " capsule which was flown by John Glenn , Charles Lindbergh 's " The Spirit of St. Louis " , the Bell X-1 which broke the sound barrier , and the Wright brothers ' plane near the entrance . [PAR] [TLE] John Glenn [ SEP ] John Herschel Glenn Jr. ( July 18 , 1921 – December 8 , 2016 ) was a United States Marine Corps aviator , engineer , astronaut , and United States Senator from Ohio . In 1962 he became the first American to orbit the Earth , circling it three times .
What capsule showcased at the National Air and Space Museum was flown by the first American to orbit the Earth?
What capsule showcased at the National Air and Space Museum was flown by the first American to orbit the Earth ?
Friendship 7
Friendship 7