Glenn, John Herschel,Jr.

Glenn, John Herschel,Jr.
Glenn (glĕn), John Herschel, Jr. Born 1921.
American astronaut and politician. On February 20, 1962, aboard Friendship 7, he became the first American to orbit the earth. He served as U.S. senator from Ohio for four consecutive terms (1974-1998). In 1998 he became the oldest person to participate in a space flight mission as a crew member of the space shuttle Discovery.

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  • John Herschel Glenn Jr. — John Glenn Land (Behörde): USA (NASA) Datum der Auswahl: 2. April 1959 (1. NASA Gruppe) Anzahl der Raumflüge: 2 Start erster Raumflug: 20. Februar 1962 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Glenn, John H., Jr. — ▪ American astronaut and politician in full  John Herschel Glenn, Jr.  born July 18, 1921, Cambridge, Ohio, U.S.    the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth, completing three orbits in 1962. (Soviet cosmonaut Yury Gagarin (Gagarin, Yury… …   Universalium

  • John Herschel Glenn Jr. — noun made the first orbital rocket powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921 ) • Syn: ↑Glenn, ↑John Glenn • Instance Hypernyms: ↑astronaut, ↑spaceman, ↑cosmonaut, ↑senator …   Useful english dictionary

  • John Glenn — Infobox Senator name=John Herschel Glenn, Jr. nationality=American jr/sr=United States Senator state=Ohio party=Democratic term=December 24, 1974 – January 6, 1999 preceded=Howard Metzenbaum succeeded=George Voinovich date of birth=birth date and …   Wikipedia

  • Glenn — noun made the first orbital rocket powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921 ) • Syn: ↑John Glenn, ↑John Herschel Glenn Jr. • Instance Hypernyms: ↑astronaut, ↑spaceman, ↑cosmonaut, ↑senator * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • Glenn — /glen/, n. 1. John (Herschel), born 1921, U.S. astronaut and politician: first U.S. orbital space flight 1962; U.S. senator since 1975. 2. a male or female given name. * * * (as used in expressions) Close Glenn Curtiss Glenn Hammond Glenn John… …   Universalium

  • John Glenn — noun made the first orbital rocket powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921 ) • Syn: ↑Glenn, ↑John Herschel Glenn Jr. • Instance Hypernyms: ↑astronaut, ↑spaceman, ↑cosmonaut, ↑senator …   Useful english dictionary

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  • John — /jon/, n. 1. the apostle John, believed to be the author of the fourth Gospel, three Epistles, and the book of Revelation. 2. See John the Baptist. 3. (John Lackland) 1167? 1216, king of England 1199 1216; signer of the Magna Carta 1215 (son of… …   Universalium

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