John glenn astronaut

Mr. Glenn was a symbol of the space age as the first American to orbit Earth, then became a national political figure representing Ohio in the Senate.

John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth on February 20, 1962, 60 years ago today. His space capsule was called Friendship 7.

Happy birthday, John Glenn. Today on his 92nd birthday, we celebrate with photographs from his early career as both legendary astronaut and fledgling politician: http://ti.me/193zwEc (Ralph Morse—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)

To infinity and beyond!

On Feb. 20, 1962, the “Mercury Seven” member John Glenn set out on the agency’s three-orbit Mercury-Atlas 6 mission aboard the spacecraft he named Friendship 7

20 February 1962: At 9:47:39 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, NASA’s Mercury-Atlas 6 lifted off from Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. This was the third launch of a manned Mercury spacecraft, and the first time that an Atlas rocket had been used. Aboard the spacecraft was Lieutenant Colonel John Herschel Glenn, Jr., United … Continue reading 20 February 1962, 14:47:39 UTC →

This week Ohio and the nation pause to honor the man from New Concord. Ohio State will honor him Monday in Columbus. Cleveland State and NASA will follow with another celebration on March 2.

John Glenn passed away on Thursday afternoon surrounded by family at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, over a week after he was first hospitalized.

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