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.
on the 29th of October 1998, John Glenn became the oldest man to fly in space. Astronaut John Glenn was a payload specialist during mission STS-95 aboard the space shuttle Discovery
John Glenn flew 75,679 miles in space during his historic orbital flight on February 20, 1962.
The first American to fly into space was Alan Shepard in 1961. Gus Grissom was the second American in space in 1961, and John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962.
In October 1998, Senator Glenn returned to space at the age of 77 the space shuttle Discovery, making him the oldest person to fly in space.
John Glenn flew the spacecraft Friendship 7 oFebruary 20, 1962 circling the earth three times.
He flew on Discovery. The mission was STS-95
In October 1998, Senator Glenn returned to space at the age of 77 aboard the space shuttle Discovery, making him the oldest person to fly in space.
In October 1998, Senator Glenn returned to space at the age of 77 aboard the space shuttle Discovery, making him the oldest person to fly in space.
In October 1998, Senator Glenn returned to space at the age of 77 aboard the space shuttle Discovery, making him the oldest person to fly in space.
John Glenn went up on the Space Shuttle Discovery on October 29, 1998. He was part of the STS-95 mission, which made him the oldest person to fly in space at the age of 77.
Glenn flew aboard the shuttle Discovery on the 8-day STS-95 mission, October 29- November 7, 1998.
October 29, 1998 on Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-95)