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Oct 11, 2013 · Carpenter followed John Glenn into orbit, and it was Carpenter who gave him the historic sendoff: "Godspeed John Glenn." The two were the last survivors of the famed original Mercury 7 astronauts...
Dec 9, 2016 · US President Barack Obama has led tributes to the astronaut and former senator John Glenn, who died on Thursday aged 95. Mr Obama said Glenn "lifted the hopes of a nation" when he blasted off...
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Oct 11, 2013 · Oct. 11, 2013, 11:01 AM PDT. By By Seth Borenstein. WASHINGTON — When John Glenn soared into space as the first American in orbit, Scott Carpenter wished him bon voyage with three simple...
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Apr 6, 2017 · A Presidential Proclamation. Honoring John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth. Tributes came from fellow astronauts. Robert Lightfoot, the acting administrator of NASA, said in a...
Dec 8, 2016 · WASHINGTON — President Obama praised former Sen. John Glenn, the first astronaut to orbit the earth, for his heroics in space and his service to his country on earth.
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Dec 8, 2016 · Scott Carpenter, backup astronaut for the mission, famously said: “Godspeed, John Glenn.” Glenn climbed into space, circled the globe three times and then splashed down into the Atlantic Ocean.
Dec 9, 2016 · Tributes poured in for former astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn, who died Thursday at age 95. Politicians, astronauts, educators and others called him a hero, with many mentioning the phrase that first sent him into orbit: "Godspeed, John Glenn."
