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John Glenn is not the oldest person. He was an American astronaut and politician who held many accomplishments, including being the first American to orbit the Earth. However, he passed away in 2016 at the age of 95.
On October 29, 1998, John Glenn became the oldest human being in outer space at the age of 77.
The oldest person in space is John Glenn, who at the age of 77 became the oldest person to fly in space when he traveled on the space shuttle Discovery in 1998.
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).
" Guion "Guy" Bluford became the first black person to go into space. He was on the Space Shuttle Challenger's STS 8 mission, launched on August 30, 1983. The first black woman was Mae Jemison. " Guion "Guy" Bluford was NOT the 1st Black Person in space, he WAS the 1st African-American. In 1980, the 1st Black person in space was Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez, a Cuban. no the first African American to go into space was guion bluford like the first person said
That would be Alan B. Shepard, who was also the first American in space.
At age 77, John Glenn, who is also the first American to orbit the earth
John Glenn is not the oldest person. He was an American astronaut and politician who held many accomplishments, including being the first American to orbit the Earth. However, he passed away in 2016 at the age of 95.
On October 29, 1998, John Glenn became the oldest human being in outer space at the age of 77.
The oldest person in space is John Glenn, who at the age of 77 became the oldest person to fly in space when he traveled on the space shuttle Discovery in 1998.
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).
she is important to Chicago because she was the first person to go to space Acually No She was not the first person to go to space she was the 4th African American to enter space but the first FEMALE African American to enter space...
The first person in space was Yuri Gagarin from the USSR. He launched on April 12, 1961 aboard the Vostok 1. The first American in space was Alan Sheppard, who was launched into space aboard Mercury 3 on May 5, 1961.
John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth on February 20, 1962. He was also the oldest person in space ever in October 29, 1998 at the age of 77.
" Guion "Guy" Bluford became the first black person to go into space. He was on the Space Shuttle Challenger's STS 8 mission, launched on August 30, 1983. The first black woman was Mae Jemison. " Guion "Guy" Bluford was NOT the 1st Black Person in space, he WAS the 1st African-American. In 1980, the 1st Black person in space was Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez, a Cuban. no the first African American to go into space was guion bluford like the first person said
The oldest person to travel in space is John Glenn, who flew on the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1998 at the age of 77.
John Glenn was the first American to be in space. Another example would be Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon.