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John Glenn's Biography

John Herschel Glenn Jr. (born July 18, 1921) is a retired United States Marine Corps pilot, a former astronaut and United States Senator who was the first American and third person to orbit the Earth. Glenn was a Marine Corps fighter pilot before joining NASA's Mercury program, NASA's original astronaut group. He orbited the Earth on Friendship 7 in 1962. After retiring from NASA, he entered politics as a Democrat and represented Ohio in the United States Senate from 1974 to 1999.

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  • News Source: Sydney Morning Herald | 2 days ago
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  • Blog Source: tanyaleestone.livejournal.com | 1 day ago
    On October 29, 1998, John Glenn went up in space--again. It was another historic moment in space history, and every moment is space history should be celebrated, as far as I'm concerned. But for me, it's still bittersweet, ...
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    To briefly provide some historical context, the current series of events began in early June of this year, when the club released analysis completed by the John Glenn School of Public Affairs, documenting the multi-billion dollar impact ...
  • Blog Source: oncampus.osu.edu | 1 day ago
    ... the College of Education and Human Ecology; the College of Engineering; the Fisher College of Business; the John Glenn School of Public Affairs; The Moritz College of Law; the College of Medicine; the College of Optometry; ...

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