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   Who is John Herschel Glenn Jr?

   • John Herschel Glenn Jr. was born July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio. He attended primary and secondary schools in New Concord, Ohio. He received a bachelor of science degree in engineering from Muskingum College in New Concord. Muskingum College is among nine colleges or universities that subsequently awarded him honorary doctoral degrees.

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   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. 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.

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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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   How old was John Glenn when he died?

   • Editor's note: John Glenn, a legendary NASA astronaut and American hero, died on Dec. 8, 2016, at age 95. Read our full obituary here. John Glenn was a NASA astronaut who, in 1962, made history by becoming the first American to orbit Earth. He was one of the " Mercury 7," NASA's first astronaut class.

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   When did John Glenn retire?

   • The following year, in January 1999, he retired from the Senate. Glenn met his wife Annie when they were children growing up in New Concord, Ohio. Glenn wrote in his autobiography John Glenn, A Memoir: “She was part of my life from the time of my first memory.”

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   Why was Glenn a hero?

   • In the control room, NASA officials grew worried that Glenn's heat shield was not firmly attached to the spacecraft. Glenn made some adjustments, and managed to make a safe landing. After this ground-breaking mission, Glenn became an American hero. He was feted with parades and received numerous accolades.

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   John Herschel Glenn Jr. was born on July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio, the son of John Herschel Glenn Sr. (1895–1966), who worked for a plumbing firm, and Clara Teresa Glenn (née Sproat; 1897–1971), a teacher.

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   Jun 10, 2024 · John Herschel Glenn Jr. was born July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio. He attended primary and secondary schools in New Concord, Ohio. He received a bachelor of science degree in engineering from Muskingum College in New Concord.

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Glenn, the last of NASA's first class of astronauts, died on December 8, 2016, at the age of 95, at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio.

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   Sep 29, 2024 · 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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   Dec 8, 2016 · John Herschel Glenn Jr was born in Cambridge, Ohio, in July 1921, the only son of a master plumber and a schoolteacher. He went to the local high school, which now bears his name, and then to...

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   Jul 25, 2023 · Born July 18, 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio. Married to the former Anna Margaret Castor of New Concord, Ohio. They have two grown children and two grandchildren. Glenn attended primary and secondary schools in New Concord, Ohio.

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    Dec 8, 2015 · John Glenn's early life. Glenn was born John Herschel Glenn Jr. in Cambridge, Ohio, on July 18, 1921, to John and Clara Glenn. The family moved to New Concord, Ohio, when Glenn was 2...