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John Herschel Glenn Jr. war ein US-amerikanischer Kampfpilot, Testpilot, Astronaut und Politiker. Er war 1962 der erste Amerikaner, der die Erde in einem Raumschiff umkreiste, und von 1974 bis 1999 für den Staat Ohio Senator der Demokratischen Partei im Senat der Vereinigten Staaten.
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. [3]
21. Mai 2024 · John Glenn (born July 18, 1921, Cambridge, Ohio, U.S.—died December 8, 2016, Columbus, Ohio) was the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth, completing three orbits in 1962. (Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space, had made a single orbit of Earth in 1961.) Glenn joined the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1942.
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15. Dez. 1998 · J. Glenn, 77, Astronaut. Vor 36 Jahren flog er das erste Mal ins All und umkreiste als erster Amerikaner gleich dreimal die Erde. Den 121 768 Kilometern von damals stehen rund 6 000 000...
13. Juli 2023 · Astronaut John Glenn relaxes aboard the USS Noa after being recovered from the Atlantic near Grand Turk Island after his historic Mercury flight. Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth on February, 20, 1962 in his “Friendship 7” capsule. The Noa picked him up 21 minutes after impact.
8. Dez. 2016 · John Herschel Glenn, Jr.—an astronaut, fighter pilot, and U.S. senator who is best known for being the first American to orbit the planet—died on Thursday at age 95. Glenn was also the oldest...
9. Dez. 2016 · WASHINGTON (AP) — John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an all-American hero and propelled him to a long career in the U.S. Senate, died Thursday. The last survivor of the original Mercury 7 astronauts was 95.
