A true American hero. Godspeed, John Glenn. Ad astra. This story is developing. Please check back for further updates. Skip Navigation. VIDEO Astronaut John Glenn, Jr. He gave his condolences to Glenn's wife, Annie, children and family. Former astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, has died at The ex-Marine and US Senator had been in hospital in Columbus, Ohio, for more than a week and died surrounded by his children and wife of 73 years.
Glenn is best known for circling the earth in aboard the Friendship 7 space capsule. His achievement marked the moment the US caught up with the Soviet Union in manned space exploration. Glenn is expected to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. Obituary: John Glenn. Godspeed, John Glenn! He blazed another trial in - 36 years after his historic flight - when he became the oldest man to travel to space, at age Shepard, Jr. As a technological power, the United States was looking very much second-rate compared with its Cold War adversary.
If the Americans wanted to dispel this notion, they needed a multi-orbital flight before another Soviet space advance arrived. Glenn was hailed as a national hero, and on February 23 President John F. Kennedy visited him at Cape Canaveral. Glenn later addressed Congress and was given a ticker-tape parade in New York City. Frustrated with this uncharacteristic lack of activity, Glenn turned to politics and in announced his candidacy for the U.
Later that year, however, he withdrew his Senate bid after seriously injuring his inner ear during a bad fall. In , following a stint as a Royal Crown Cola executive, he ran for the Senate again but lost the Democratic nomination to Howard Metzenbaum.
Four years later, he defeated Metzenbaum, won the general election, and went on to win reelection three times. In , he unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for president. In , Glenn attracted considerable media attention when he returned to space aboard the space shuttle Discovery. I join that crowd of people and the entire nation and the world in paying homage to his service," said Aldrin from a hospital bed where he has been since he was evacuated recently from the South Pole.
Social media was flooded with remembrances and reactions immediately after news of Glenn's death. Trump realDonaldTrump December 8, A fascination with flight. John Herschel Glenn Jr. He later served for nearly a quarter century as a US senator. In , he returned to space at age 77, becoming the oldest person to ever do so. Born in the small eastern Ohio town of Cambridge on July 18, , Glenn recounted an idyllic childhood where "patriotism filled the air.
Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in Hide Caption. Glenn, here in a family photo at 4 months old, was born July 18, , in Cambridge, Ohio. In , Glenn, then a Marine major, set the transcontinental air speed record, flying a Vought F-8 Crusader from Los Angeles to New York in three hours and 23 minutes. He became known as one of the top test pilots in the United States and a natural candidate for the emerging space program. Glenn and his wife, Annie, sandwich their daughter, Carolyn "Lyn," as they embrace following a ceremony honoring his feat.
Son David is at left. Glenn, now a Project Mercury astronaut, is seen through fisheye lens during training in a mock-up of a space capsule. Glenn, third from left, and the six other Mercury 7 astronauts participate in US Air Force survival training exercises in in Nevada. The training was intended to prepare the astronauts in case of an emergency or faulty landing in a remote area. The astronauts instantly became national heroes and media sensations. Decades later they were immortalized in the Tom Wolfe best-seller "The Right Stuff" and subsequent film.
Glenn prepares for the Mercury-Atlas 6 flight. He would becomes the third American in space. Glenn inspects artwork to be painted on the outside of his Mercury spacecraft, which he nicknamed Friendship 7.
On February 20, , Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. After orbiting the Earth three times in four hours and 55 minutes, the Friendship 7 landed in the Atlantic Ocean. An estimated 4 million people turned out for the March 1, , ticker-tape parade. The famed astronaut addresses a joint session of Congress on February 28, Now a national figure, he went on to become an executive for the Royal Crown Cola Co. He would soon explore a career in politics. Glenn and his family celebrate his November election win as US senator from Ohio.
He began a year career on Capitol Hill and was widely regarded as an effective legislator and moderate Democrat.
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