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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. [3]
Jul 25, 2023 · From June 1948 to December 1950 Glenn was an instructor in advanced flight training at Corpus Christi, Texas. He then attended Amphibious Warfare Training at Quantico, Virginia. In Korea he flew 63 missions with Marine Fighter Squadron 311.
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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Jun 10, 2024 · Astronaut John Glenn relaxes aboard the USS Noa after being recovered from the Atlantic near Grand Turk Island after his historic Mercury flight. Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth on February, 20, 1962 in his “Friendship 7” capsule. The Noa picked him up 21 minutes after impact.
Dec 8, 2016 · John Glenn, the astronaut, never lost his popularity. He remained the man who had put credibility back into America's space programme and helped pave the way for the 1969 Moon landings....
Jan 19, 2017 · US astronaut and senator. John Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth, circling our planet three times in the space capsule he named Friendship 7, on 20 February 1962. The early US...
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JOHN HERSCHEL GLENN, JR. (COLONEL, USMC, RET.) NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED) PERSONAL DATA: Born July 18, 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio. Died on December 8, 2016. He is survived by his wife, two children and two grandchildren. EDUCATION: Glenn attended primary and secondary schools in New Concord, Ohio.
