JOHN GLENNBy Henry Nguyen

Born Birth

Born July 18, 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio

Scientist background

Went to Muskingum College and study engineering to be a astronomer

Have a wife name Annie and two child name John and Carolyn

On February 20, 1962, NASA launched one of the most important flights in American history, John Glenn was the “First American to orbit the Earth”

John Glenn, became a national hero and a symbol of American ambition.

Glenn received a Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978, and the Congressional Space Medal of Congressional Space Medal of in 2012.

He was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1990. On October 29, 1998,

History Epoch

When John Glenn was a astronaut, John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was also assassinated like J.F.K.

Interesting Facts In 1957, Glenn gained national

recognition, setting a transcontinental speed record by flying from Los Angeles to New York in 3 hours and 23 minutes. In 1958, he was one of the original seven astronauts selected to the U.S. space program's Project Mercury. Four years later, he would become a national hero.

Glenn flew 59 missions during World War II. After serving two years as a flight instructor, he volunteered for the Korean War, during which he flew 63 missions and shot down three MIGs. He was awarded a number of medals, including the Distinguished Flying Cross six times.

Return To Space

The flight aboard the shuttle was quite different from Glenn's first mission. It lasted nine days and orbited the Earth 134 times, traveling a distance of 3.6 million miles in 213 hours and 44 minutes.

“Quote”

The most important thing we can do is inspire young minds and to advance the kind of science, math and technology education that will help youngsters take us to the next phase of space travel.

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NASA Honors a Legendary Astronaut

On February 20, 1962, John H. Glenn, Jr., became the first American to orbit Earth. On the 44th anniversary of his historic mission, NASA presented Glenn with an Ambassador of Exploration Award in honor of this achievement.