John Glenn's Friendship 7 mission, launched February 20, 1962, completed three Earth orbits, significantly boosting U.S. efforts in the Space Race and solidifying Glenn's status as a national hero, ...

On September 19,1959, six of America’s first spacemen settled in at the Kona Kai Club on San Diego’s palm-bedecked Shelter Island for a week designed to feature the Atlas rocket that would blast their ...

John Glenn's birthplace and childhood hometown in Ohio are joining forces to celebrate what would have been the history-making astronaut and U.S. senator's 100th birthday with a three-day ...

John Glenn's 1998 spaceflight made him the oldest person to orbit Earth. His mission aimed to study how spaceflight affects older people's bodies. The flight involved various scientific experiments.

One hundred years ago Sunday, Ohio's native son and American hero John Herschel Glenn Jr. was born in Cambridge. Glenn lived a remarkable life that brought him fame, adoration and awe and set the gold ...

John Herchel Glenn was born in July 18, 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio to John Sr. and Clara Teresa Glenn. His father, a Great War veteran, took John on his first aircraft ride when he was only 8 years old.

John Glenn's last correspondence before his death was to approve the use of his name for Blue Origin's first orbital-class rocket. Nine years later, the "New Glenn" is ready for its inaugural launch.

¿Queremos que el espacio sea el patio de recreo de Musk y Bezos? Yo no. By Jeff Shesol The previous record holder was Wally Funk, 82, who flew on Blue Origin in July. By Daniel E. Slotnik Jeff ...