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. Following his retirement from NASA, he served from 1974 to 1999 as a U.S. Senator from Ohio; in 1998, he flew into space again at the age of 77.

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John Herschel Glenn Jr.
astronaut, screenwriter, businessperson, politician, military officer, musician, test pilot, manager, aircraft pilot, television actor, film actor, Golden Plate Award, Theodore Roosevelt Award, Army of Occupation Medal, Hubbard Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Congressional Space Medal of Honor, Air Medal, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, National Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, National Aviation Hall of Fame, Presidential Medal of Freedom, International Space Hall of Fame, Congressional Gold Medal, Mercury Seven, United States,

Dong Fang Hong 2, Mercury Seven,

Obalky knih.cz page^@

Mercury-Atlas 6 ⓘ
first American orbital spaceflight
STS-95 ⓘ
Space Shuttle mission

United States, Mercury-Atlas 6, Dong Fang Hong 2, Mercury Seven, STS-95,

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1961 Mercury-Atlas 6

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1998 STS-95

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Sen. John Glenn

Colonel John Glenn official photo

John Glenn suiting up

John Glenn at the Mercury Control Center

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John Glenn

John Glenn, Senator

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event	spaceflight	1998	STS-95	human spaceflight	Wikidata
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commons	image		John Glenn at the Mercury Control Center		Commons
commons	image		John Glenn running on Cocoa Beach		Commons
commons	image		John Glenn Low Res (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		John Glenn Senate		Commons
commons	image		SenatorGlenn (1)		Commons
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John Glenn

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