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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. The last survivor of the original Mercury 7 astronauts was 95.
Glenn died at the James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, where he was hospitalized for more than a week, said Hank Wilson, communications director for the John Glenn School of Public Affairs.
John Herschel Glenn Jr. had two major career paths that often intersected: flying and politics, and he soared in both of them.
I recently saw a Last Week Tonight episode that ended with several minutes people saying of F... 2016. My sentiments exactly.Borek said:The only good thing about 2016 is that it is going to end soon.
I remember at age 10 my father awaking and telling me of the Soviet Union's successfully launch of Sputnik I; then my world became more enthralled.Nidum said:It may be beyond the comprehension of people born in more recent times but the space race in the 1950/60 period had the whole world enthralled .
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