John Glenn, First American To Orbit The Earth, Dies At 95

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BenBoy writes: John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 — December 8, 2016) was an American aviator, engineer, astronaut, and United States Senator from Ohio. He was 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. He passed away today at age 95.

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