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John Glenn's return to space was one of the "good news" stories of 1998. It was a boon for NASA public relations and a capstone event in his career. Tourists thronged to witness the launch, including President and First Lady Clinton who attended to cheer him on.


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Former astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn died Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. Astronaut John Glenn relaxes aboard the USS Noa after being recovered from the Atlantic near Grand Turk Island after his historic Mercury flight.


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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) --Here are 10 notable aspects of the life of astronaut and U.S. Sen. John H. Glenn Jr. who died Thursday at age 95:ENDURING MARRIAGE: Glenn married his childhood.


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John H. Glenn Jr. Inducted In: 1977. Country: United States. The first American to orbit the Earth, 37 years later, he became the oldest person to enter outer space. John Herschel Glenn, Jr. was born July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio, but considers New Concord, Ohio his permanent home. The son of a plumbing contractor, he attended primary and.


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Schirra Shepard Slayton John H. Glenn, Jr. by Tara Gray John Herschel Glenn, Jr., Colonel USMC (Ret.), was born on July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio. He grew up in New Concord, Ohio, where he attended school and graduated from New Concord High School. He then enrolled in


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Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) spaceflight, poses for a photo with the Mercury "Friendship 7" spacecraft during preflight activities. (1962)


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John H. Glenn, Jr., (born, July 18, 1921, Cambridge, Ohio, U.S.—died Dec. 8, 2016, Columbus, Ohio), U.S. astronaut and senator.He flew 59 missions as a Marine Corps pilot in World War II and 90 during the Korean War. The oldest of the seven astronauts selected in 1959 for the Mercury project's spaceflight training, he was a backup pilot for Alan B. Shepard and Virgil I. Grissom (1926-67.


John Glenn, First American To Orbit The Earth, Dies At 95 WBUR News

John H. Glenn Jr. was the quintessential American hero. He died Dec. 8, 2016, at the age of 95. As a member of the Original Seven Mercury astronauts, he was a frequent visitor to Florida's Space Coast, becoming the first American to orbit the Earth.


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Biography John H. Glenn Before his 4-hour, 55-minute flight in the Friendship 7 capsule, Glenn had served as backup pilot for astronauts Alan Shepard, the first American in space who flew on May 5, 1961, and to Virgil "Gus" Grissom, who followed Shepard on a suborbital flight of his own. Learn More about John H. Glenn


John H Glenn Jr The life of the first American in orbit and the world's oldest astronaut

The pilot of this historic flight, John Glenn, became a national hero and a symbol of American ambition. Astronaut John Glenn, suited with hose to suit ventilation unit attached, is seen preparing to board his Mercury spacecraft inside the Hangar S altitude chamber.


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John H. Glenn, Jr. Interviewed by Sheree Scarborough. Houston, Texas - 25 August 1997. Scarborough: This is Sheree Scarborough [assisted by Kevin M. Rusnak] for the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Oral History Project. It's August 25, 1997. I'm about to interview John Glenn in the offices of the Astronaut Selection Office [at the Johnson Space.


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John Herschel Glenn, Jr., was born on July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio. As a Marine fighter pilot in World War II and the Korean War, Glenn flew 149 missions, withstanding 11 hits by enemy fire. Following the Korean War, he served as a test pilot for several years, working with Navy and Marine Corps jet fighters and attack aircraft.


John Glenn, First American To Orbit The Earth, Dies At 95 WBUR News

NASA Launch of the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission on Feb. 20, 1962. NASA Astronaut John Glenn outside the Mercury Control Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida. NASA President John F. Kennedy peers inside Friendship 7 as astronaut John H. Glenn looks on NASA Mission Facts Mission: FRIENDSHIP-7 Launch Pad: LC-14 Vehicle: Atlas (6) Crew: John H. Glenn, Jr.


Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. smiles happily after his successful 3 orbit flight around the Earth

John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 - December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962. [7]


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John H. Glenn, Jr. Born: July 18, 1921, Cambridge, Ohio, U.S. Died: December 8, 2016, Columbus, Ohio (aged 95) Title / Office: United States Senate (1975-1999), United States Awards And Honors: Presidential Medal of Freedom (2012) See all related content →


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On Feb. 20, 1962, astronaut John H. Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth during the three-orbit Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, aboard the spacecraft he named Friendship 7. Left: The Headquarters of the Space Task Group (STG) at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Right: Robert R. Gilruth, director of the STG.

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