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John Glenn Age: 95

Thu Dec 08, 2016 3:55 pm

John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit the earth and a legendary figure in the American space flight program, has died, the Ohio governor has said. He was 95.


Glenn was one of America's first and most celebrated astronauts and had a long public career that included two space flights, 24 years as a U.S. Senator from Ohio, and a run for the presidency. He was born July 18, 1921.

Glenn will go down in history as the first American to orbit the earth, one of the original seven Mercury astronauts. On Feb. 20, 1962, he climbed into his Friendship 7 capsule, lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, circled the earth three times in five hours -- and became a national hero.

"Zero-G and I feel fine," he said from his spacecraft. "Man, that view is tremendous."

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Re: John Glenn Age: 95

Thu Dec 08, 2016 4:49 pm

God speed Glenn and thank you for your service..
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