todaysdocument:Happy 95th Birthday to Astronaut and Senator John Glenn! John H. Glenn, the first A
todaysdocument: Happy 95th Birthday to Astronaut and Senator John Glenn! John H. Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth aboard Friendship 7 as one of @nasa’s original “Mercury Seven” astronauts, former United States Senator from Ohio, and oldest human to go into space, was born 95 years ago on July 18, 1921. The John Glenn Story, 1963. Photograph of Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. in His Mark IV Pressure Suit. 1/23/1962 Press release photograph of astronaut John Glenn Payload specialist John Glenn gives a thumbs up to the cameraman. 11/18/1998 -- source link