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, ...

In an emotional remembrance, John Glenn was honored Saturday for an unprecedented career in public service, from his days as a combat fighter pilot, his historic journey into space as the first ...

Long before his space travels, John Glenn was already an experienced fighter pilot, having served in World War II. When he was called up to fly in the Korean War, he asked for the Boston Red Sox ...

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 ...

John Glenn, the former astronaut and U.S. senator ... Before he gained fame orbiting the world, he was a fighter pilot in two wars, and as a test pilot, he set a transcontinental speed record.

John Glenn in 1966Getty Images He broke the transcontinental flight speed record as a pilot with the US Marines — and flew 149 combat missions in World War II and the Korean War. In 1962 ...

Astronaut John Glenn relaxes aboard the USS Noa after being ... Hawaii relayed their question. "The pilot is in a GO con­dition," Glenn radioed. The CAPCOM reply was relayed back: "We are GO ...

WASHINGTON — Ten notable aspects of the life of astronaut and senator John H. Glenn Jr., who died Thursday at 95: Glenn married his childhood sweetheart, Anna “Annie” Margaret Castor, in 1943.

John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth ... from defending our freedom as a decorated Marine Corps fighter pilot in World War II and Korea, to setting a transcontinental speed record ...

After liftoff at 9:47 a.m., backup pilot Carpenter said on an internal tape later released to the public, “Godspeed, John Glenn.” The moment was shared by practically the entire nation ...