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John Glenn left NASA in 1998 after his historic return to space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, where he became the oldest person to fly in space at the age of 77. Prior to this, he had a distinguished career as an astronaut, including being the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962. After leaving NASA, he served as a U.S. Senator from Ohio until 1999.

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