John Glenn, Former Astronaut and Senator, Has Died
Hero, Icon Was First American to Orbit Earth
U.S. Senator John Glenn, one of America’s first astronauts and the earliest-born to orbit the Earth, has died. He was 95. Glenn, a Democrat, after his career at NASA, resigned and became a U.S. Senator, serving the people of Ohio for 24 years. He also became the oldest person to go into space, taking another trip in 1998 at the age of 77.
JUST IN: @ABC News Special Report: Former Senator and NASA astronaut John Glenn dies at 95. https://t.co/4o7switoJG https://t.co/QDtNDe0ve9
— ABC News (@ABC) December 8, 2016
President Barack Obama awarded Sen. Glenn the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012.
We are saddened by the loss of Sen. John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth. A true American hero. Godspeed, John Glenn. Ad astra. pic.twitter.com/89idi9r1NB
— NASA (@NASA) December 8, 2016
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All of the #Mercury7 have now passed on to history. #JohnGlenn was the last to leave.
— Cully Hamner (@CullyHamner) December 8, 2016
RIP John Glenn. A true legend. You will not be forgotten. pic.twitter.com/xHNvHrJSQk
— Science Channel (@ScienceChannel) December 8, 2016
BREAKING: John Glenn, former NASA astronaut and U.S. Senator for Ohio, has died at the age of 95, Ohio Gov. says. pic.twitter.com/TpQv1O4jUF
— ABC News (@ABC) December 8, 2016
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