Glenn became first American to orbit Earth Feb. 20, 1962. Feb. 16, 2012 — -- The world was such a scary place in 1962 that there were actually Americans who volunteered to leave it. The Cold War ...

The next U.S. commercial spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station will launch under the name of the first American to orbit Earth, lifting off atop a modern version of the rocket on ...

Flew a total of 149 missions during World War II and the Korean War and received multiple medals and decorations, including the Distinguished Flying Cross on six occasions. He was the last surviving ...

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(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth and a former US senator. March 1942 – Enlists in the Naval Aviation Cadet Program and upon completing flight ...