John Glenn
John Glenn
John Herschel Glenn, Jr.,, is a former aviator, engineer, astronaut, and United States senator. He was selected as one of the "Mercury Seven" group of military test pilots selected in 1959 by NASA to become America's first astronauts and fly the Project Mercury spacecraft. On February 20, 1962, Glenn flew the Friendship 7 mission and became the first American to orbit the Earth and the fifth person in space, after cosmonauts Yuri Gagarin and Gherman Titov and the sub-orbital flights...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAstronaut
Date of Birth18 July 1921
CountryUnited States of America
As far as I'm concerned, there are going to be no more other flights,
a very unique and inexpensive opportunity to inform ourselves and the American people about an issue that has been of serious concern to all of us.
At various times I've referred to him as 'Igor' or
Discovery and this crew took us around and around, and that view is still tremendous, ... To those whose prayers followed us around the world, our heartfelt thanks and appreciation.
It will be good to have him home.
I've been lucky enough to have a lot of opportunities in my own life, so I'm not usually given over to much envy of other people. But for Neil, I make a big exception.
I've snuck up there and sat down a couple of times just to see what it feels like, I must admit, ... Would I like to have a chance to be in command of a flight sometime? Yes. But I think I am a little old for that.
There was a sense of community and community service then as well, ... I think we lost that.
For all the advances in medicine, there is still no cure for the common birthday.
It's been a great ride so far, ... To be able to float around in Zero-G, I just wish everybody could experience this. The view is so hard to describe. It's moving, it's emotional, when you see the curvature of the earth.
This is basic, fundamental research. We have some 35 million Americans over the age of 65, ... The basic purpose of why I'm going is not just to go sightseeing.
Go with me and tell a Gold Star mother her son didn't hold a job. Go to Arlington National Cemetery, watch those flags, stand there and tell me those people didn't have a job.
You weren't half as glad as I was,
All I can tell you is I feel 100 percent better than I did one week ago at this time, ... I was scared. I was really excited for John, but now I can say day after tomorrow I'm going to be able to touch him. That's very, very special to me.