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John Glenn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Herschel Glenn, Jr. (born July 18, 1921) is a former United States Marine Corps pilot, astronaut, and United States senator who was the first American to orbit ...

Astronaut Bio: John Glenn, Jr. 1/99 - NASA - Home
Astronaut Biography: John Herschel Glenn, Jr. ... John Herschel Glenn, Jr. (Colonel, USMC, Ret.) NASA Astronaut (former) PERSONAL DATA: Born July 18, 1921 in ...

John Glenn, Jr.: Biography from Answers.com
Born: 18 July 1921 Birthplace: Cambridge, Ohio Best Known As: The first American to orbit Earth John Glenn, Jr. circled Earth on the Mercury 6 space mission in 1962 ...

Gingrich Moon Colony ‘Optimistic, to Say the Least,’ Glenn ...
Astronaut John Glenn trains for a space mission aboard the Discovery on October of 1998 in Houston.

The John & Annie Glenn | John Glenn
John H. Glenn, Jr., was born in Cambridge, Ohio, on July 18, 1921, the son of John Herschel and Clara Sproat Glenn. At age two, young John moved with his parents to ...

NASA - John Glenn - Space Pioneer
John Glenn's groundbreaking career as an astronaut made him an American hero and an inspiration to people around the globe. This interactive feature highlights ...

John Glenn: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article
John Herschel Glenn, Jr. (born July 18, 1921) is a former United States Marine Corps. pilot, astronaut. and United States senator. who was the first American to orbit

John Glenn - NASA - Home
Guess What! John Glenn was given the opportunity for a second space flight 36 years after his first flight.

John Glenn - ThinkQuest
Astronaut John Glenn prepares to orbit the Earth in 1962. Image used with permission from NASA's Observatorium

John Glenn: Unpublished Photos of the Astronaut and U.S. Senator ...
No person alive has been more closely associated, for so long, with America's triumphs in space during the late '50s and early '60s than John Glenn. First American to ...

         

 

 

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The Sky Guy: Mercury rose to challenge
Florida Times-Union
20, 1962, astronaut John Glenn climbs into his Friendship 7 space capsule atop an Atlas rocket at Cape Canaveral, ready for the flight that made him the first American to orbit Earth. On Feb. 20, 1962, a Mercury Atlas rocket launches Friendship 7.

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Rocket bowlers sweep Mercy tourney
Hometownlife.com
It was a clean sweep Saturday for the Westland John Glenn boys and girls bowling teams at the Farmington Hills Mercy Tournament held at Drakeshire Lanes in Farmington. The Glenn boys, who started their tournament season back in December at Drakeshire ...

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John Glenn knocks off Sheridan for MVL crown
Zanesville Times Recorder
The Muskies held Sheridan to 33-percent shooting and forced 25 turnovers to secure a third consecutive Muskingum Valley League title with a 51-39 victory at John Glenn High School. "In my years here, we have hung our hat on defense.
John Glenn/Sheridan Boys BasketballYour Radio Place

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Glenn boys swim team is dangerous in pool
Hometownlife.com
The motto for the Westland John Glenn boys swimming and diving squad this year is: “Dangerous when wet.'' And the Rockets haven't slipped on top of the pool deck or in the water so far this season as they ran their overall dual-meet record to an ...

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NYC parade record? 5438 tons of paper in 1945
Wall Street Journal
The second-highest amount of paper was thrown to honor astronaut John Glenn in 1962 — 3474 tons. The actual ticker tape from those days has been replaced by recycled paper that's shredded into confetti. Sanitation spokeswoman Kathy Dawkins says the ...

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Flint Northwestern vs. Bay City John Glenn - Game Preview & News
MLive.com
Bay City John Glenn's Jake Kaplaniak needed only nine seconds to pin Flint Northwestern's Paul Lewis at 215 pounds on Monday. Kaplaniak was one of five Bobcats to earn pins on the night. 119-pounder Mike Rojas pinned Jason Schaffer in 1:30, ...


Time Was, More to Hail Than Athletes Alone
New York Times (blog)
The only one without a sports theme was a 1998 parade honoring Senator John Glenn, the former astronaut, who at age 77 returned to space that year aboard the shuttle Discovery. Even that celebration was but a faint echo of the blowout for Mr. Glenn ...

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Glenn: Gingrich Moon Colony 'Optimistic'
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Enlarge image John Glenn John Glenn Joe McNally/Getty Images Astronaut John Glenn trains for a space mission aboard the Discovery on October of 1998 in Houston. Play Video Newt Gingrich's goal to establish a permanent moon base by 2020 if he is elected ...
Gingrich Moon Colony Idea Not Well Thought Out, Glenn SaysSan Francisco Chronicle
Why GOP candidates are talking about spaceCNN (blog)
Moon plan would cost the earthSydney Morning Herald

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50 Years Later, John Glenn Reflects On His Legacy
10TV
20, 1962, John Glenn blasted into the history books when he became the first American to orbit Earth. The three-orbit flight of Friendship 7 electrified the nation with good cause, 10TV's Jerry Revish reported. The US was in the depths of the Cold War ...
NASA Glenn to Host Tweetup Celebrating 50th Anniversary of First American to ...Sacramento Bee
NASA'S JOHN GLENN TO HOST TWEETUP CELEBRATING 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST ...The Cypress Times

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John Glenn girls swimmers place fourth at SEOSL meet
Zanesville Times Recorder
ATHENS -- The John Glenn girls scored 135 points to finish fourth Saturday in the Southeast Ohio Swimming League meet at Ohio University. Granville won both the girls (379) and boys (310) meet with Coshocton second (173) and Watkins Memorial (156) ...

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