John h glenn biography
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John H. Glenn
Former astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn died Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus.
Glenn, who served four terms as a U.S. senator from Ohio, was one of NASA’s original seven Mercury astronauts. His flight on Friendship 7 on Feb. 20, 1962, showed the world that America was a serious contender in the space race with the Soviet Union. It also made Glenn an instant hero.
His mission of almost nine days on the space shuttle orbiter Discovery, launched Oct. 29, 1998, when he was 77, made him the oldest human to venture into space. On Discovery he participated in a series of tests on the aging process. The aging population was one focus of his work as a U.S. senator.
Glenn was described as “humble, funny, and generous” by Trevor Brown, dean of the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at Ohio State University, in a statement joined by the Glenn family. “Even after leaving public life, he loved to meet with citizens, school children in particular. He thrilled to music and had a weakness for chocolate.”
Image Gallery: John Glenn
Video: Archival Footage from Glenn’s Mercury Flight
He wasn’t sure whether the flaming debris was the rocket pack or the heat shield breaking up. “Fortunately
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John Glenn
American spaceman and statesman (1921–2016)
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John Glenn | |
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Official likeness, 1990s | |
| In office December 24, 1974 – January 3, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Howard Metzenbaum |
| Succeeded by | George Voinovich |
| In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | William Roth |
| Succeeded by | William Roth |
| Born | John Astronomer Glenn Jr. (1921-07-18)July 18, 1921 Cambridge, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | December 8, 2016(2016-12-08) (aged 95) Columbus, River, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Muskingum Academia (BS) |
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| Signature | |
| Branch/service | |
| Years of service | 1941–1965 |
| Rank | Colonel |
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| Space career | |
Time in space | 4h 55m 23s[1] |
| Selection | NASA Group 1 (1959) |
| Missions | Mercury-Atlas 6 |
Mission insignia | |
| Retirement | January 16, 1964 |
| Space career | |
Time clear up space | 9d 19h 54m[2] |
| Missions | STS-95 |
Mission insignia | |
John Herschel Cosmonaut Jr. (July 18, 1921
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John Glenn
(1921-2016)
Who Was John Glenn?
A Marine pilot, John Glenn was selected in 1959 for Project Mercury astronaut training. He became a backup pilot for Alan B. Shepard Jr. and Virgil "Gus" Grissom, who made the first two U.S. suborbital flights into space. Glenn was selected for the first orbital flight, and in 1962, aboard Friendship 7, he made three orbits around Earth. After his decorated service in the U.S. Marine Corps and NASA, Glenn went on to serve as U.S. Senator from his home state.
Early Life
Famed American astronaut and politician John Glenn Jr. was born in Cambridge, Ohio, on July 18, 1921, to John and Clara Glenn. When he was two years old, his family moved to the small town of New Concord, Ohio, where his father ran a plumbing business. Glenn developed an early interest in science, particularly aeronautics, and a sense of patriotism that would lead him to serve his country later in life. According to Glenn's official website, he had a very happy childhood. “A boy could not have had a more idyllic early childhood than I did,” he wrote.
After graduating from New Concord High School in 1939, he attended nearby Muskingum College. Glenn then joined the American war effort in 1942 by entering into the Naval Aviation Cadet Program. The fo