John Glenn
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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.
1921 — 2016
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John Herschel Glenn Jr.
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,
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- John Glenn - painting by Boris Artzybasheff
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | spaceflight | 1961 | Mercury-Atlas 6 | human spaceflight, crewed spacecraft | Wikidata |
| event | spaceflight | 1998 | STS-95 | human spaceflight | Wikidata |
| link | page | Obalky knih.cz page@ | Wikidata | ||
| commons | image | Sen. John Glenn | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Colonel John Glenn official photo | Commons | ||
| commons | image | John Glenn suiting up | Commons | ||
| 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 | ||
| commons | image | John Glenn | Commons | ||
| commons | image | John Glenn, Senator | Commons | ||











