Godspeed, John Glenn
First US orbital mission
20 February 1962
Oldest person in space
29 October 1998
John Herschel Glenn Jr. , Colonel, USMC retired (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016)
Combat as a fighter pilot in World War II and Korea, military test pilot, first cross-country flight at supersonic speed, last of the Mercury astronauts, US Senator.
NASA remembers him.
December 8, 2016 3 Comments