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To the America of the 1960s, Mr. Glenn was a clean-cut, good-natured, well-grounded Midwesterner, raised in Presbyterian rectitude, nurtured in patriotism and tested in war, who stepped forward to risk the unknown and succeeded spectacularly, lifting his country’s morale and restoring its self-confidence. American History Photos, Man In Space, Project Mercury, Tom Wolfe, Astronaut Suit, John Glenn, Space Suits, Cape Canaveral, Nasa Astronauts

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John Glenn, American Hero of the Space Age, Dies at 95 (Published 2016)

Mr. Glenn was a symbol of the space age as the first American to orbit Earth, then became a national political figure representing Ohio in the Senate.

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Look Closely at This Picture of John Glenn

The reflected faces of NASA staff appear in John Glenn's spacesuit

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Program front from event last week. John Glenn's official Astronaut bio photo. (Check out the tie). John Glenn and his capsule, "Friendship ...

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Celebrating John Glenn's 100th Birthday - NASA

John Glenn changed the history of spaceflight for the U.S., becoming the first American to orbit the planet.

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John Glenn 1st American in orbit 62 years ago today

John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth on February 20, 1962, 60 years ago today. His space capsule was called Friendship 7.

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Father’s Day Special: LIFE With Famous Dads and Their Daughters

LIFE.com celebrates Father's Day with classic photos of famous dads and their daughters.

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Happy birthday, John Glenn. Today on his 92nd birthday, we celebrate with photographs from his early career as both legendary astronaut and fledgling politician: http://ti.me/193zwEc (Ralph Morse—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images) Gus Grissom, Project Mercury, John Glenn, Early Photos, Major Tom, Space Race, Nasa Space, Time Life, Space Program

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John Glenn: Rare and Classic Photos From an American Life

Happy birthday, John Glenn. Today on his 92nd birthday, we celebrate with photographs from his early career as both legendary astronaut and fledgling politician: http://ti.me/193zwEc (Ralph Morse—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)

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Obituary: John Glenn

The man who became a national hero as the first American to orbit the earth

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Starbucks (SB) at San Jose California wrongly offensively talks about Scott Baker from Beachwood Ohio as "The Fall" meaning that the wrong has totally condemnedly lost.

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20 February 1962, 14:47:39 UTC

20 February 1962: At 9:47:39 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, NASA’s Mercury-Atlas 6 lifted off from Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. This was the third launch of a manned Mercury spacecraft, and the first time that an Atlas rocket had been used. Aboard the spacecraft was Lieutenant Colonel John Herschel Glenn, Jr., United … Continue reading 20 February 1962, 14:47:39 UTC →

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Remembering Senator John Herschel Glenn Jr.

On February 20, 1962, John Glenn, one of the original seven Mercury astronauts, became the first American to orbit the Earth. His service to his country did not begin or end there, however. A U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot, Glenn was decorated veteran of two wars, a U.S. Senator for Ohio, and an astronaut again when he traveled into space for the second time in 1998. He was also a great friend of the National Air and Space Museum.

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HBCU Alumni of West Virginia State. Katherine Johnson. From 1958 until she retired in 1983, she worked as an aerospace technologist. She calculated the trajectory for the space flight of Alan Shepard, the first American in space, in 1959. She also calculated the launch window for his 1961 Mercury mission. She plotted backup navigational charts for astronauts in case of electronic failures. In 1962, when NASA used electronic computers for John Glenn's orbit, she was called to verify the numbers Bessie Coleman, John Glenn, Katherine Johnson, Hidden Figures, Virginia State, Space Race, Ordinary People, Space Flight, Great Women

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HBCU Alumni of West Virginia State. Katherine Johnson. From 1958 until she retired in 1983, she worked as an aerospace technologist. She calculated the trajectory for the space flight of Alan Shepard, the first American in space, in 1959. She also calculated the launch window for his 1961 Mercury mission. She plotted backup navigational charts for astronauts in case of electronic failures. In 1962, when NASA used electronic computers for John Glenn's orbit, she was called to verify the…

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Dear Friends & Neighbors, (Please click on red links & note magenta) President Barack Obama congratulates former United States Marine Corps pilot, astronaut, and Unite… Project Mercury, Nasa History, John Glenn, Vintage Nasa, Nasa Photos, Nasa Images, Space Suits, Nasa Astronauts, Launch Pad

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Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., After Being on Earth For 95 Years, Godspeed On Your Next Flight!

Dear Friends & Neighbors, (Please click on red links & note magenta) President Barack Obama congratulates former United States Marine Corps pilot, astronaut, and Unite…

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Annie Glenn: ‘When I called John, he cried. People just couldn't believe that I could really talk.’ John Glenn Astronaut, Apollo Space Program, John Glenn, Nasa Astronaut, Self Advocacy, Inspirational Blogs, Interesting Thoughts, Historical Women, Hometown Heroes

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Annie Glenn: ‘When I called John, he cried. People just couldn’t believe that I could really talk.’

To John Glenn, the real hero was his wife Annie, conqueror of disability.

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John Glenn, First American to Orbit the Earth, Dies at 95

John Glenn, who died Thursday at 95, was just one of seven men selected by NASA to both calm and thrill a frightened country

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