John H. Glenn Jr.
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John H. Glenn Jr.
b. Jul 18, 1921 — d. Dec 8, 2016
LIFE FORM
Gender
Rank
United States Marine Corps Colonel
MISSIONS
2
TIME IN SPACE
10D:00H:49M
SPACEWALKS
-
SPACEWALK TIME
-
John H. Glenn Jr.
5
John H. Glenn Jr.
b. Jul 18, 1921 — d. Dec 8, 2016
LIFE FORM
Gender
Rank
United States Marine Corps Colonel
MISSIONS
2
TIME IN SPACE
10D:00H:49M
SPACEWALKS
-
SPACEWALK TIME
-
WIKIPEDIA EXCERPT
John Herschel Glenn Jr. was a United States Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962. Following his retirement from NASA, he served from 1974 to 1999 as a Democratic United States senator from Ohio, and, in 1998, flew into space again at age 77.