John Glenn
John Herschel Glenn Jr. was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space and the first to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Cambridge
- Educated at
- United States Naval Test Pilot SchoolMuskingum University
- Awards
- 🏆 Presidential Medal of Freedom🏆 National Aviation Hall of Fame🏆 Congressional Gold Medal🏆 United States Astronaut Hall of Fame🏆 Air Medal
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Trending topics shown first"Could this have just happened? . . . I can’t believe that ... Some Power put all this into orbit and keeps it there."
"I don't think many people remember what life was like in those days … This was the era when the Russians were claiming superiority, and they could make a pretty good case — they put up Sputnik in '57;…"
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Timeline
1921
Born
Birth2016
Died
Death
Family & Connections
- father:
- John Herschel Glenn
- mother:
- Clara Sproat
- spouse:
- Annie Glenn
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