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Known as
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The first American to go into orbit
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The oldest man to go into space
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Career
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1943 Joined the Marine Corps
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1956 Graduated from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School in Patuxent River, Maryland
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July 16, 1957 Set a transcontinental flight speed record, flying across North America in 3 hours 23 minutes
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1959 Was selected as a NASA astronaut
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February 20, 1962 Became the first American to orbit the earth, flying on board the Friendship 7
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1965 Retired from the Marine Corps
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1965 Became an executive at Royal Crown International
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1974 Was elected to the United States Senate; won re-election in 1980, 1986 and 1992
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1984 Unsuccessfully bid for the Democratic presidential nomination
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October 29, 1998 Became the oldest person to go into space, flying on board the space shuttle Discovery at the age of 77
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Did You Know
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During Glenn's flight in 1962, the city of Perth, Australia turned on all its lights at midnight to greet him. The city repeated its greeting during his 1998 flight.
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Glenn is the oldest of the original Mercury astronauts.
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Glenn is the first Ohio senator to be popularly elected four consecutive times.
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Glenn flew fifty-nine combat missions in World War II and sixty-three in Korea.
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