USA
John Glenn
(John Herschel Glenn Jr.)
(Jul 18, 1921 - Dec 08, 2016)
Astronaut 5
Astronaut of the USA 3
Spaceflights 2
Spaceflights
No. | Launch | Orbiter | Duration |
1st | Feb 20, 1962 | Friendship 7 | 4 h 55 m 23 s |
2nd | Oct 29, 1998 | Discovery STS-95 | 8 d 21 h 44 m 26 s (213 h 44 m 26 s) |
Cumulative time: | 9 d 2 h 39 m 49 s (218 h 39 m 49 s) |
The first American astronaut making orbital (3 orbits) space flight. The second flight in 1998 John Glenn has made in the age of 77 years, as an oldest astronaut
John Glenn.
John Glenn in Mercury.
John Glenn on board of the Space Shuttle Discovery.
John Glenn - the oldest astronaut.
John Glenn, 2012.