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John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962.
28 ott 1998 · John Glenn: American Hero: Directed by Blaine Baggett. With Timothy Bottoms, Kurt Brown, Scott Carpenter, Lyn Freedman. John Glenn goes on another journey into outer space for tests on how old age is affected there.
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- Documentary
- Blaine Baggett
- 1998-10-28
8 dic 2016 · John Glenn, a freckle-faced son of Ohio who was hailed as a national hero and a symbol of the space age as the first American to orbit Earth, then became a national political figure for 24...
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- John Noble Wilford
8 dic 2016 · The former military man, Senator and astronaut donned the hero mantle on Feb. 20, 1962, when he became the first American to orbit Earth. He wore it lightly and well ever since.
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3 nov 2023 · John H. Glenn Jr. was an American aviator, engineer, astronaut, and United States Senator from Ohio. In 1962, he was the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times. He set another record in 1998, at age 77, when he became the oldest human to journey into space.
8 dic 2016 · With a single, five-hour space mission in 1962, John Glenn, who died on December 8 at the age of 95 in his native Ohio, became an instant American hero, of a kind the nation hadn’t known since ...
22 feb 2022 · When he became the first American to orbit the Earth, John Glenn gave the United States a boost in the space race, making him one of the most famous Americans alive.
