John glenn

At first glance The Fliers and Explorers Globe appears to be an ordinary antique, hidden in a small over-looked office in downtown Brooklyn, at the end of a nondescript hallway.

“I’m not interested in my legacy. I made up a word: ‘live-acy.’ I’m more interested in living.”

In John Glenn's long aviation career, he flew with the U.S. Marines and the U.S. Air Force, set a speed record, and shot down enemy aircraft. But he is best known as the first American to orbit the

20 February 1962: At 9:47:39 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, NASA’s Mercury-Atlas 6 lifted off from Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. This was the third launch of a manned Mercury spacecraft, and the first time that an Atlas rocket had been used. Aboard the spacecraft was Lieutenant Colonel John Herschel Glenn, Jr., United … Continue reading 20 February 1962, 14:47:39 UTC →

Memorable insights from the first American to orbit the Earth.

John and Annie Glenn

Astronaut John Glenn relaxes on the deck of the USS Noa shortly after returning from his historic flight.

Mr. Glenn was a symbol of the space age as the first American to orbit Earth, then became a national political figure representing Ohio in the Senate.

To John Glenn, the real hero was his wife Annie, conqueror of disability.

STS-95 crewmember, astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn. Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth, and he returned to space in October 1998 aboard Space Shuttle flight STS-95. This is his official portrait for that Shuttle mission. Image Number: GPN-2000-001175 Date: April 14, 1998