John Glenn | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts | Britannica
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Awards And Honors: Presidential Medal of Freedom (2012) John Glenn (born July 18, 1921, Cambridge, Ohio, U.S.—died December 8, 2016, Columbus, Ohio) was the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth, completing three orbits in 1962. (Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space, had made a single orbit of Earth in 1961.)
John Glenn - Wikipedia
WEBHe received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal in 1962, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978, was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1990, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. Glenn resigned from NASA in …
John H. Glenn - NASA
WEBJun 10, 2024 · Astronaut John Glenn relaxes aboard the USS Noa after being recovered from the Atlantic near Grand Turk Island after his historic Mercury flight. Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth on February, 20, 1962 in his “Friendship 7” capsule. The Noa picked him up 21 minutes after impact.
John Glenn's lifetime of accomplishments - cleveland.com
WEBDec 8, 2016 · Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom. For his lifetime of accomplishments, President Barack Obama awarded Glenn the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. (Charles Dharapak, Associated Press ...
60 Years Ago: John Glenn, the First American to Orbit the Earth …
WEBFeb 18, 2022 · On Nov. 29, 1961, Gilruth, by then the director of the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC), now NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, announced the selection of astronaut John H. Glenn to fly the first orbital mission, with M. …
President Obama Awards John Glenn with Medal of Freedom
WEBMay 29, 2012 · John Glenn, the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth, was honored by President Barack Obama with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony held at the White House on Tuesday (May...
Former Astronaut John H. Glenn - NASA
WEBOn May 29, 2012, Glenn received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. On October 29, 1998, the first American to orbit the Earth made history again. John Glenn became the oldest man to fly in space by serving as a payload specialist on STS-95 aboard the space shuttle Discovery.
John Glenn, Apollo 11 Astronauts Awarded Congressional Gold …
WEBNov 16, 2011 · John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth, and Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, the crew of the first moon landing mission, Apollo 11, were honored with ...
President Obama Awards John Glenn with Medal of Freedom
WEBMay 30, 2012 · John Glenn, the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth, was honored by President Barack Obama with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony held at the White House on Tuesday (May...
John Glenn - Recipient - Military Times
WEBAwards. JOHN GLENN. John Herschel Glenn. DATE OF BIRTH: July 18, 1921. PLACE OF BIRTH: Cambridge, Ohio. HOME OF RECORD: New Concord, Ohio. Following combat duty in both World War II and...