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John Herschel Glenn, Jr. - born July 18, 1921.

He was the first American and third person evert to orbit the Earth in Friendship 7 in 1962.

On October 29, 1998, he became the oldest person to fly in space at the age of 77, he flew on Discovery (STS-95).

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