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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, making him the oldest person to fly in space.
The oldest man to go to space is John Glenn. He was 77 years old when he flew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1998.
John Glenn
John Glenn joined NASA in 1959.In 1962 he became the third astronaut in space and resigned from NASA in December 1963.See Link
John Glenn went into space as part of the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission in 1962 to become the first American to orbit the Earth. The mission was a significant milestone in the United States' space program and helped advance scientific research and exploration of space. Glenn's mission was also a demonstration of American technological and astronautical prowess during the Cold War.
The oldest person to go into space from Earth was William Shatner, who went on the Blue Origin New Shepard NS-18 mission at the age of 90 in October 2021.
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 became the third American in space and the first to orbit the Earth, aboard the Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962.
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.
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.
He became the oldest person to go in space at the age 77.