He orbited Earth three times on 20 February 1962 in the capsule Friendship 7. After serving as the Senator from Ohio from 1974 until 1998 and unsuccessfully seeking the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 he returned to orbit in 1998 on the space shuttle Discovery.
John Glenn travelled outer space twice. On February 20, 1962, NASA astronaut John Glenn flew the Friendship 7 mission becoming the third American in space and the first American to orbit the Earth circling the earth three times. In October 1998, Senator Glenn returned to space at the age of 77 aboard the space shuttle Discovery.
Mr. Glenn circled the globe three times during his first flight.
NASA astronaut John Glenn had two space flights. On February 20, 1962, NASA astronaut John Glenn flew the Friendship 7 mission becoming the third American in space and the first American to orbit the Earth circling the earth three times. In October 1998, Senator Glenn returned to space at the age of 77 aboard the space shuttle Discovery.
John Glenn traveled to outer space twice, setting multiple records both times. On his first trip he became the first American to orbit the Earth, and on his second trip, while serving as a US Senator, he became the oldest person to travel to space.
John Glenn made only one space flight ,and it was of three orbits.
John Glenn travelled outer space twice. On February 20, 1962, NASA astronaut John Glenn flew the Friendship 7 mission becoming the third American in space and the first American to orbit the Earth circling the earth three times. In October 1998, Senator Glenn returned to space at the age of 77 aboard the space shuttle Discovery.
Mr. Glenn circled the globe three times during his first flight.
NASA astronaut John Glenn had two space flights. On February 20, 1962, NASA astronaut John Glenn flew the Friendship 7 mission becoming the third American in space and the first American to orbit the Earth circling the earth three times. In October 1998, Senator Glenn returned to space at the age of 77 aboard the space shuttle Discovery.
John Glenn traveled to outer space twice, setting multiple records both times. On his first trip he became the first American to orbit the Earth, and on his second trip, while serving as a US Senator, he became the oldest person to travel to space.
John Glenn made only one space flight ,and it was of three orbits.
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john Glenn was the first man to orbit the earth in a satellite and was the oldest man to go into space.
He made three orbits.
John Glenn went into space twice. On February 20, 1962, aboard Friendship 7, Glenn became the third American in space and the first to orbit the Earth. He circled the globe three times during a flight that lasted about 5 hours. On October 29, 1998, at age 77, after serving 24 years in the Senate, he lifted off onboard the Space Shuttle Discovery to become the oldest man to go into space. This record still stands today, a decade later.
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John Glenn was married once. He and Annie Castor were married on April 6, 1943. Together, they had two children-John David (born 1945) and Carolyn Ann (born 1947).
Glenn's AwardsA fighter pilot in World War II and the Korean War, he received the Flying Cross 6 times.5