John Glenn died at 95 Thursday ... and not only did Glenn have to take manual control of his capsule when the systems went south at one point, but he had to watch his craft’s heat shield ...

After the first mock-up was finished, Yardley worked closely with John Glenn to perfect the capsule, incorporating many of Glenn’s suggestions. The two became firm friends, like to spend their ...

Said John Glenn Sr., as he casually greeted his son ... had followed the tense hours from countdown to recovery of the capsule on his TV set. After the speeches, the President and Glenn ...

Msgr. Paul v. Garrity In 1962, John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth in a spacecraft called Friendship 7. The mission was to complete 7 trips around the world but was cut short because ...

prompting Shepard to quip to Glenn: "Well, I'm glad they got that one out of the way. I sure hope they fix that." Shepard became the first of the seven to be launched. His Mercury capsule was sent ...