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John Glenn (other)
John Glenn (1921–2016) was a United States astronaut and statesman. John Glen or John Glenn may also refer to: People * John Glenn (judge) (1795–1853), Maryland attorney and federal judge * John Glen (mayor) (1809–1895), mayor of Atlanta in 1855 * John Glenn (Alberta) (1833–1886), early Alberta settler * John Thomas Glenn (1845–1899), mayor of Atlanta from 1889 to 1891 * John Glenn (1870s outfielder) (1850–1888), outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1871 to 1877 * John Lyles Glenn Jr. (1892–1938), United States federal judge * John Glenn (1960s outfielder) (1928–2023), outfielder in Major League Baseball in 1960. * John Glen (director) (born 1932), English film director * John Glen (politician) (born 1974), British politician * John Glenn (screenwriter) (fl. 1999–2019), American director of ''The Lazarus Project'' Schools * Desert Sands Unified School District, John Glenn Middle School of International Studies, a middle school in Indio, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Glenn
John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, engineer, 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. Following his retirement from NASA, he served from 1974 to 1999 as a Democratic United States Senator from Ohio; in 1998, he flew into space again at age 77. Before joining NASA, Glenn was a distinguished fighter pilot in World War II, the Chinese Civil War and the Korean War. He shot down three MiG-15s, and was awarded six Distinguished Flying Crosses and eighteen Air Medals. In 1957, he made the first supersonic transcontinental flight across the United States. His on-board camera took the first continuous, panoramic photograph of the United States. He was one of the Mercury Seven, military test pilots selected in 1959 by NASA as the nation's first astronauts. On February 20, 1962, Glenn flew the ''Friendship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
