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John Glenn

CHIGWELL, ENGLAND - MAY 01: John Glenn of The Grove tees off from the 1st hole during the Powerade PGA Assistants' Championship East Regional Qualifier at Chigwell Golf Club on May 01, 2013 in Chigwell, England.

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About John Glenn

John Herschel Glenn Jr. (born July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio) is a former astronaut who became the first American to orbit the Earth, and later, United States Senator. Glenn began his career as a Marine Corps fighter pilot before joining NASA's Mercury program, NASA's original astronaut group. He orbited the Earth aboard Friendship 7 in 1962. After retiring from NASA, he ran as a Democrat and represented the state of Ohio in the United States Senate from 1974 to 1999.

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