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Astronaut John Glenn died at age 95
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GoldenRod
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Astronaut John Glenn died at age 95
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/john-glenn-dies-dead-astronaut-senator_us_569945efe4b0778f46f940a7
John Glenn, an astronaut, senator and old-fashioned American hero, died Thursday at the age of 95.
Glenn was the last survivor of the Mercury 7, selected in 1959 as NASA’s first group of astronauts. He became the first American to orbit the Earth on Feb. 20, 1962. It was a solo flight, not everything went as planned in space, and Glenn personified cool under pressure.
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Throughout the years, Glenn longed to return to space.
The opportunity finally came on Oct. 29, 1998, nearly four decades after his first launch, when Glenn strapped in aboard the space shuttle Discovery. At age 77, he was the oldest person to fly in space. Over the course of the shuttle’s nine-day mission, Glenn helped scientists peek into the aging process and the effects of spaceflight on the human body.
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Astronaut John Glenn died at age 95
:sad: Oh no
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| Posted 12/8/16 4:31 PM |
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Xelindrya
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Re: Astronaut John Glenn died at age 95
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| Posted 12/8/16 4:43 PM |
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Astronaut John Glenn died at age 95
:(
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| Posted 12/8/16 6:57 PM |
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Laura1976
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Laura
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Re: Astronaut John Glenn died at age 95
Just read an article on his achievements, such amazing accomplishments and achievements.
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| Posted 12/8/16 8:58 PM |
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Chai77
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Re: Astronaut John Glenn died at age 95
RIP
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| Posted 12/8/16 9:05 PM |
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