JOHN HERSCHEL GLENN, JR.
Science/Politics
Born: July 18, 1921
Cambridge, Ohio
"That view (of the earth from space) is tremendous."
One of the original seven men chosen to be a U.S. astronaut, John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth. A former Marine Corps pilot in both World War II and the Korean War, Glenn became an astronaut in 1959. On February 20th, 1962, Glenn circled the globe three times aboard the Friendship 7 and 4 hours 56 minutes later splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean. Glenn resigned from the space program in 1964 and entered politics. In 1974 his home state of Ohio elected the space hero to the U.S. Senate. He was reelected again in 1980, 1986, 1992.
1. John Glenn was on of the original _ men chosen to be a U.S. astronaut. (number)
2. He was a pilot in the Marine Corps durring World War II and the ______ War.
3. He circled the globe three times aboard the __________ 7.
4. He resigned from the space program and was elected to the U.S. ______.
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