John Glenn, the 1st American to orbit Earth, dies at age 95
WEBDec 9, 2016 · WASHINGTON (AP) — John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an all-American hero and propelled him to a long career in the U.S. Senate, died Thursday. The last survivor of the original Mercury 7 astronauts was 95.
AP WAS THERE: John Glenn blasts off into orbit around Earth
WEBWith a mighty shriek of its engines, an Atlas missile blasted off today to boost astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. into a journey around the Earth. The huge missile spilled a torrent of flame over the launching pad.
John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, dies at 95
WEBDec 8, 2016 · John Glenn, NASA astronaut, U.S. Senator and the first American to orbit the planet, died Thursday at a hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was 95. Born in Ohio in 1921, Glenn gained his first...
John Glenn, Pioneering Astronaut, Dies at Age 95 - National …
WEBDec 8, 2016 · John Herschel Glenn, Jr.—an astronaut, fighter pilot, and U.S. senator who is best known for being the first American to orbit the planet—died on Thursday at age 95. Glenn was also the oldest...
John H. Glenn - NASA
WEBJun 10, 2024 · Astronaut John Glenn relaxes aboard the USS Noa after being recovered from the Atlantic near Grand Turk Island after his historic Mercury flight. Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth on February, 20, 1962 in his “Friendship 7” capsule.
John Glenn, first American to orbit the Earth, dead at 95
WEBDec 9, 2016 · John H. Glenn Jr., a decorated combat veteran and test pilot who gained worldwide fame as the first American to orbit the Earth, went on to become a U.S. senator and, in the autumn of his...
All-American John Glenn: Astronaut, fighter pilot, senator | AP News
WEBDec 9, 2016 · Former astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn has died in Ohio. He was 95. Glenn became a national hero in 1962 when he became the first American to orbit the Earth.
First American to orbit the Earth John Glenn dies aged 95
WEBDec 8, 2016 · John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth and one of the US's first astronauts, has died aged 95. The former fighter pilot and test pilot was at the vanguard of NASA's space programme when it sent him into space on the third manned Mercury mission in February 1962. It made him the third American and only the fifth person in space.
Remembering John Glenn, space pioneer and American statesman
WEBDec 8, 2016 · John Glenn returned to Earth an American hero, feted with parades and elaborate receptions. President John F. Kennedy presented him with a NASA Service Medal, and, three days later, he...
John Glenn, American space-race hero, dead at age 95 - USA TODAY
WEBDec 8, 2016 · Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth, and later a four-term U.S. senator from Ohio, died Thursday at the Ohio State Cancer Center. He was 95. Glenn became a hero in World War II and...
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