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1. www.nasa.gov › people › john-glennJohn H. Glenn - NASA

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   Jun 10, 2024 · Learn about the life and achievements of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth and the oldest person to fly in space. He was also a Marine pilot, a senator from Ohio, and a recipient of many awards and honors.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_GlennJohn Glenn - Wikipedia

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   John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, 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.

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   Feb 18, 2022 · On Nov. 29, 1961, Gilruth, by then the director of the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC), now NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, announced the selection of astronaut John H. Glenn to fly the first orbital mission, with M. Scott Carpenter as his backup.

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6. www.britannica.com › biography › John-GlennJohn Glenn | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts | Britannica

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   May 21, 2024 · John Glenn, the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth, completing three orbits in 1962. (Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space, had made a single orbit of Earth in 1961.) Glenn also served in the U.S. Senate from 1975 to 1999.

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   1 day ago · Glenn supports NASA’s missions to explore the unknowns of space and inspire the world through discovery.

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8. www.space.com › 17263-john-glenn-astronautJohn Glenn: 1st American to Orbit Earth, Oldest Man in Space

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   Dec 8, 2015 · In 1962, aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft, John Glenn made history by becoming the first American to orbit Earth and kicked the U.S. space program into overdrive.

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   When did John Glenn become a cosmonaut?

   • John Glenn (born July 18, 1921, Cambridge, Ohio, U.S.—died December 8, 2016, Columbus, Ohio) was the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth, completing three orbits in 1962. (Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space, had made a single orbit of Earth in 1961.) Glenn joined the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1942.

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   Did NASA surprise Glenn with a space station CHAT?

   • Ohio State University. March 5, 2001. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2016. ^ "Traditions". Ohio State University. July 23, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2017. ^ Franko, Kantele (February 20, 2012). "Armstrong honors Glenn 50 years after his orbit – NASA also surprised Glenn with space station chat". NBC News.

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   When did John Glenn become a colonel?

   • He made the first transcontinental flight with an average supersonic speed in 1957 when he flew from California to New York in 3 hours and 23 minutes. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1959. Astronaut John Glenn entering Friendship 7 to begin the first American manned mission to orbit Earth, February 1962.

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   How old was John Glenn when he died?

   • "Silent Seven: John Glenn, last Mercury astronaut, dies at 95". SpaceFlight Insider. Retrieved December 8, 2016. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Shesol, Jeff (2021). Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 31–32, 55–64. ISBN 9781324003250. ^ Glenn & Taylor 1999, pp. 220–221.

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10. www.pbs.org › newshour › scienceJohn Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, dies at 95

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    Dec 8, 2016 · John Glenn, NASA astronaut, U.S. Senator and the first American to orbit the planet, died Thursday at a hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was 95. Born in Ohio in 1921, Glenn gained his first...