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John Glenn - Wikipedia
John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) 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. [3]

John Glenn | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts | Britannica
John Glenn (born July 18, 1921, Cambridge, Ohio, U.S.—died December 8, 2016, Columbus, Ohio) was the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth, completing three orbits in 1962.

60 Years Ago: John Glenn, the First American to Orbit the ...
On Nov. 29, 1961, Gilruth, by then the director of the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC), now NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, announced the selection of astronaut John H. Glenn to fly the first orbital mission, with M. Scott Carpenter as his backup.

John Glenn: 1st American to Orbit Earth, Oldest Man in Space
John Glenn was a NASA astronaut who, in 1962, made history by becoming the first American to orbit Earth. He was one of the " Mercury 7," NASA's first astronaut class.

John Glenn - New World Encyclopedia
John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American aviator, engineer, astronaut, and United States Senator from Ohio. In 1962 he was the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times.

John Glenn International (CMH) & Rickenbacker (LCK) Airports ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) and Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) are preparing for an . . .

July 18, 1915: The birth of John Glenn - Astronomy Magazine
John Glenn at age 77, before his mission as the oldest person in space. Credit: NASA. Born on July 18, 1921, John Glenn grew up in Ohio and joined the Marine Corps in 1943. He flew 59...

John Glenn: Biographical Sketch - Ohio State University libraries
John Glenn spent the next eight months commuting between his duties in Washington, D.C. and his training in Houston, Texas for the NASA mission. He also found time to deal with the enormous media attention generated by his selection as a shuttle astronaut.

Godspeed, John Glenn - National Archives Foundation
Sixty-three years ago, on February 20, 1962, Astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth, circling the globe three times in the Friendship 7 spacecraft.

10 Facts About John Glenn - Have Fun With History
John Glenn, born on July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio, was a distinguished American astronaut, military pilot, senator, and influential advocate for space exploration.