12-08-2016, 01:41 PM
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John Glenn dead at 95
The last of the Mercury Seven astronauts.
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John Glenn has died at the age of 95. He was a US astronaut and US senator that served the state of Ohio.Glenn was the first American to successfully orbit the earth with NASA in 1962, circling the earth three times. He was the third American to go into space, and the fifth human being ever to leave earth aboard a spacecraft.
He is known for saying upon entering space, "Zero G and I feel fine." Glenn had a decorated career, that included winning the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. He died Thursday afternoon at the Ohio State Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio where friends and family said their last goodbyes. Glenn is survived by his wife, Annie. The pair were married 73 years. Robert Kennedy nudged Glenn to run for Senate in 1964, eyeing Glenn's service record in the Navy, Marines, in addition to his time with NASA. Glenn would go on to serve in the US Senate representing Ohio for 25 years, serving from 1974 until 1999.
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Read more: https://sputniknews.com/news/2016120...hn-glenn-dies/
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