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

Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, Houston Chronicle: Local
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 2:33pm

Glenn was the last surviving member of the original Mercury Seven corps of test pilots turned astronauts.

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