Reply With QuoteWas also a senator for a long time...He is one of the "Last Great Americans".. Someone I have always looked up to all of my life.
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John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth, dies at age 95
John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth, dies at age 95 - 9news.com.au
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Was also a senator for a long time...He is one of the "Last Great Americans".. Someone I have always looked up to all of my life.
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SupporterI agree - a man to admire and to look up too - he also went back into space in the late 90s and is the oldest man to have gone up.
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A great man.
How old was he went He went up last time?..77 I think it was, had to prove his fitness, go through all the pre-flight training etc, and he pulled his weight during the flight too.
R.I.P.
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OldBushie
Yeah, he was also the oldest of the original Mercury astronauts, I think he was 41 when he first orbited the Earth. RIP John.
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