John Glenn, First U.s. Astronaut To Orbit Earth, Dies

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 21:23:03 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an all-American hero and propelled him to a long career in the U.S. Senate, died Thursday. The last survivor of the original Mercury 7 astronauts was 9...

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