John H. Glenn Jr., a decorated combat veteran and test pilot who gained worldwide fame as the first American to orbit the Earth, went on to become a U.S. senator and, in the autumn of his life ...

First American to orbit Earth, then senator, later flew on space shuttle. — -- John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit the earth and a legendary figure in the American space flight ...

John Glenn, Marine Corps combat pilot, pioneer of human exploration and later a longtime United States senator, became the first American to orbit the Earth on this day in history, Feb. 20, ...

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.

Five minutes and four seconds into the flight of the Friendship 7, as John Glenn prepared to become the first American to orbit Earth, he radioed to NASA, his capsule turned and brought the Earth ...

Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth ... but it changed the space race and restored American pride. President John F. Kennedy watched the news from the Oval Office, and then came out ...

piloted by Col. John Glenn Jr. – the first American to orbit the earth. Glenn orbited three times around the globe at 17,400 miles an hour. “Don’t do that,” he was advised. “You’re ...

John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth and a longtime US senator, died Thursday, according to the Ohio State University. He was 95. It was announced Wednesday that Glenn had been ...

John Glenn, who captured the nation’s attention in 1962 as the first American to orbit the Earth during a tense time when the United States sought supremacy over the Soviet Union in the space ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. 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 ...