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.
Because he liked the first time
Actually the first US astronaut in space (Alan Shepard) did NOT orbit--he only had a 15-minute sub-orbital flight. The first US astronaut to orbit Earth was John Glenn. In any event, neither of them could have gone to the moon because at that time we simply did not have the technology to send them there.
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It was revealed in Fox-y Lady that he is 61 Years Old.
In October 1998, Senator Glenn returned to space at the age of 77 aboard the space shuttle Discovery.
October 29, 1998 on Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-95)
John Glenn was 40 years old when he piloted the Friendship 7 into space. Glenn was born in July of 1921, and he piloted the Friendship 7 into space in February of 1962. In October of 1998, Glenn was aboard the STS-95, a Discovery Space Shuttle. Glenn was 77 years old at the time he made his second flight in space on the STS-95.
In October 1998, Senator Glenn returned to space at the age of 77 aboard the space shuttle Discovery. His participation at the age of 77 allowed scientists to study the effects of space travel on the elderly.
John Glenn few alone on his first flight aboard Friendship 7, which launched on February 20, 1962. Glenn Was the 3rd American in space and the first to orbit the earth. On October 29, 1998, Glenn lifted off for his second spaceflight, this time aboard STS-95, which carried a crew of 7. Glenn did not fly the Shuttle, he was a passenger.
In October 1998, Senator Glenn returned to space at the age of 77 aboard the space shuttle Discovery.
In October 1998, Senator Glenn returned to space at the age of 77 as a payload specialist aboard the space shuttle Discovery, making him the oldest person to fly in space. His participation, at the age of 77, would allow scientists to study the effects of space travel on the elderly.
Because he liked the first time
77 years old.
He returned to orbit in late 1998, joining the crew of the space shuttle Discovery in a mission that became a nostalgic salute to a 77 year old space pioneer. Source: Answers.com
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.
He was 41. He was born on July 18, 1921 and circled the earth oFebruary 20, 1962.