JOHN GLENN: AVIATION ICON gets honored, usn ship in his name

[tom d. friedman]

u.s. marine / cross country air speed record breaker / 1st astronaut to orbit the globe / ohio u.s. senator / oldest astronaut to return to space via space shuttle, & countless other accolades / awards / honors / etc, had a new u.s. navy logistics ship christened in his name recently. at 92 years old i'd say he has completed his "bucket list." oohrah!! & go buckeyes!!

[Iclo]

1st astronaut to orbit the globe

Gagarine performed a full orbit, no ?

[tom d. friedman]

corrected..... the 1st American to orbit the earth.

[Adam Kline]

Keating 5 S&L skandal.

[myteaquinn]

I believe that he was the first "astronaut" to orbit the earth.