Search results
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 ]
- Annie Castor
Anna Margaret Castor was born on February 17, 1920, in...
- Annie Castor
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...
John Herschel Glenn, Jr. At age two, young John moved with his parents to New Concord, where his father opened a plumbing business. After relocating to New Concord, the Glenns built a home that doubled as a rooming house for students from nearby Muskingum College.
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 space...
- William A. 'Bill' Anders
- admin@heritageflight.org
- 2017
Feb 24, 2017 · Fifty five years ago this week John Hershel Glenn Jr. rode an Atlas rocket into a cloudy February morning. In his Mercury space capsule Friendship 7, Glenn became the third person, and the first American, to orbit the Earth.
Jan 2, 2017 · Born John Herschel Glenn, Jr., on July 18, 1921, John Glenn would become one of the most recognizable names in American history. An Ohio native, Glenn earned his bachelor of science degree in engineering from Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio.
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.
