Images: John Glenn, 1921-2016
John Glenn, 1st US astronaut to orbit Earth who later spent 24 years representing Ohio in the Senate, has died at 95.
Astronaut John Glenn Jr., gives thumbs up sign as he and President John Kennedy are welcomed to the missile test center at Cape Canaveral, Florida on Feb. 23, 1962.
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Astronaut John Glenn and President John F. Kennedy inspect the Friendship 7, the Mercury capsule which Glenn rode in orbit. Kennedy presented Distinguished Service medal to Glenn at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Feb. 23, 1962. In background right is Vice President Lyndon Johnson.
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In this Feb. 20, 1962 photo made available by NASA, astronaut John Glenn pilots the "Friendship 7" Mercury spacecraft during his historic flight as the first American to orbit the Earth. Glenn, who later spent 24 years representing Ohio in the Senate, has died at 95.
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Portrait of astronaut John Glenn pictured in New York, USA, on February 13, 1967. As the fifth anniversary of his five-orbit trip around the world nears, John H. Glenn Jr., now retired from the Marine Corps and no longer active as an astronaut, keeps his eye on man's progress to the moon from the sidelines.
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Ten-year-old Lynn Glenn appears properly shy on July 18, 1957 as her newly-decorated father, Marine Maj. John H. Glenn Jr., gets a congratulatory kiss from his wife Annie following a Pentagon ceremony honoring him for his record-breaking transcontinental flight. Maj. Glenn, who spanned the United States in 3 hours, 23 minutes and 8.1 seconds in an PSU-1 jet, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for the feat. At left is the major's son, Dave, 11.
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Mercury astronaut John Glenn discusses the Friendship 7 Space Capsule Feb. 23, 1962 to President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon Johnson in Cape Canaveral, Fl.
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Mercury astronaut John Glenn, and his wife, Annie Glenn ride in the back of a limosine with Vice-President Johnson during a parade in Glenn's honor, Feb. 26, 1962, in Washington, D.C.
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U.S. astronaut John Glenn goes over mail and signs letters, in answer to the hundreds of letters he receives, Feb. 8, 1963. Secretaries are a big help with the mail.
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Retired Sen. John Glenn, D-OH, listens as Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass, speaks at a campaign rally at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004.
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Sen. John Glenn, D-Ohio, is shown campaigning in Springfield, Mass on April 9, 1983. Glenn was elected to the Senate in 1974 on a wave of popularity that followed his historic space mission. He has since served four consecutive six-year terms.
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Sen. John Glenn (D-Ohio) and his wife, Annie, are surrounded by youngsters representing different countries of the world after he was named Grand Marshal of the 101st Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, Thursday, Oct. 12, 1989. The theme of the parade is "A World of Harmony." Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth.
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One of the earliest pictures available of Marine Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr., taken when he was nine month old - and with a finger pointed skyward.
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Former astronaut and senator John Glenn, left, sits with Walkersville (Md.) Elementary School students Taylor Huddak, 9 and Emma Kidwell, 10, Thursday, May 6, 2004 at Space Day presented at the National Air and Space Museum-Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. The Space Day celebration was to introduce a new class of astronauts, including three educators.
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Astronaut John Glenn shown, Sept. 16, 1960, Cape Canaveral, Fla.
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U.S astronaut John Glenn in the telemetry control room aboard the NASA tracking ship near Japan, the coastal sentry as he directs telemetry test.
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A present for an Astronauts wife Annie Glenn, left, wife of U.S. Astronaut John Glenn, center, receives a plate from Mayor Willy Brundert of Frankfurt, Sept. 29, 1965, Frankfurt, West Germany. The Glenns arrived in Frankfurt to begin a three-week good will tour of Europe on an assignment from President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Officials of the U.S. consulate in Munich and Munich plain dressed police officers try to protect laughing U.S. Astronaut John Glenn, center, from the cheering crowd at the famous Munich October beer festival, Sept. 29, 1965, Munich, Germany. Together with his wife Annie, Glenn is on a five day visit to Germany.
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U.S. Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., left, seated in the rear of an open car with the mayor of Naples, Ferdinando Clemente, right, receives an enthusiastic welcome by a big crowd of Neapolitans cheering him along his route from the Naples airport to the center of Rome, Oct. 15, 1965. Glenn and his wife are touring Europe on a goodwill mission for President Johnson.
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Ohio Sen. John Glenn waves to the crowd on Thursday, April 21, 1983 after a reception at Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio, his hometown. Glenn announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination earlier in the day.
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Sen. John Glenn, D-Ohio, a candidate for his party's 1984 presidential nomination, faces the convention of the National Organization for Women on Sunday, Oct. 3, 1983 in Washington. "I think we all loafed on the ERA," Glenn told the crowd. "We didn't work hard enough. The opposition outworked us and out hustled us."
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Pennsylvania Congressman Doug Walgren, left, poses with Ohio Sen. John Glenn, center, after announcing his endorsement of Glenn for the President, Friday, Oct. 22, 1983, Pittsburgh, Pa. The rest of the men are unidentified.
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Sen. John Glenn, left, gestures as he speaks, while Democratic Presidential rival, former Vice President Walter Mondale listens, during a debate featuring seven Democratic Presidential hopefuls at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Jan. 31, 1984, Cambridge, Mass.
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Presidential candidate, Ohio Senator, John Glenn gestures as he speaks to reporters during a news conference at a downtown Richmond Hotel on Thursday, Feb. 17, 1984. Glenn appeared with Virginia Governor, Charles Robb at several fund raiser receptions at the Hotel.
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Sen. John Glenn, right, reacts at right is he greets daughter Lynn Glenn, during a campaign appearance, Friday, Feb. 24, 1984, Boston, Mass. Glenn announced that 70 federal, state, and local Massachusetts officials have endorsed his candidacy.
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Members of the space shuttle Discovery crew, from left to right, bottom row, Stephen Robinson, Curt Brown, John Glenn, Scott Parazynski, top row, Pedro Duque, Chiaki Mukai and Steven Lindsey pose for a photo Aug. 27, 1998 at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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Sen. John Glenn talks, via satellite, with the astronauts on the International Space Station, before the start of a roundtable discussion titled "Learning from the Past to Innovate for the Future" Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth, piloting Friendship 7 around it three times in 1962, and also became the oldest person in space, at age 77, by orbiting Earth with six astronauts aboard shuttle Discovery in 1998.
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Astronaut John Glenn on board ship after his successful space flight in mercury space capsule, Friendship 7 on Feb. 20, 1962 .
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Astronaut John Glenn and President John F. Kennedy inspect the Friendship 7, the Mercury capsule which Glenn rode in orbit. Kennedy presented Distinguished Service medal to Glenn at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Feb. 23, 1962. In background right is Vice President Lyndon Johnson.
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Former astronaut and retired Ohio Sen. John Glenn, left, with retired Lockheed Martin Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Norman Augustine, center, and Maria Zuber of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 30, 2008, before a House Science and Technology Committee hearing on NASA's past accomplishments, and future opportunities and challenges, marking 50th anniversary of NASA.
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Former astronaut and retired Ohio Sen. John Glenn testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 30, 2008, before the House Science and Technology Committee hearing on NASA's past accomplishments, and future opportunities and challenges, marking 50th anniversary of NASA.
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Sen. John Glenn, D-Ohio, waves as he leaves the Operations and Checkout Building Thursday morning Oct. 29, 1998 at Kennedy Space Center. Glenn, Commander Curt Brown, front, and five other crew members were on their way to Launch Pad 39-B and a planned liftoff on the Space Shuttle Discovery.
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The Space Shuttle Discovery, carrying a crew of seven astronauts including Sen. John Glenn, D-Ohio, thunders off the launch pad Thursday afternoon Oct. 29, 1998 from Kennendy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
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Former astronaut and retired Sen. John Glenn, D-Ohio, gives a thumbs up as the parade passes by at the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field Friday, May 7, 1999 in Cleveland. The NASA research center was renamed in his honor.
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Astronauts Alan Shepard, John Glenn and Virgil I. Grissom in May 1961.
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In this Jan. 25, 2012 photo, Sen. John Glenn speaks during an interview at his office in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth, piloting Friendship 7 around the planet three times in 1962. Glenn, as a U.S. senator at age 77, also became the oldest person in space by orbiting Earth with six astronauts aboard shuttle Discovery in 1998.
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President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Freedom to astronaut John Glenn during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is the nation's highest civilian honor. It's presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the national interests of the United States, to world peace or to other significant endeavors.
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In this May 14, 2015, file photo, former astronaut and senator John Glenn and his wife Annie Glenn answer questions during an exclusive interview with The Associated Press at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. On Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, which is Annie Glenn's 96th birthday, lawmakers in the Ohio House of Representatives were voting on a bill to designate Feb. 17 as "Annie Glenn Communication Disorders Awareness Day."
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Col. John Glenn, right, chairman of the newly-formed Emergency Committee for Gun Control, talks with Sen. Edward Brooke (R-Mass.), before testifying at a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on gun control legislation. Both were witnesses. Glenn said the registration and licensing of firearms would not interfere with legitimate uses of guns by sportsmen, hunters and others.
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In this Feb. 20, 1962, file photo, U.S. astronaut John Glenn climbs inside the capsule of the Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7 before becoming the first American to orbit the Earth, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Nate D. Sanders Auctions says in-flight instructions used by former U.S. Sen. John Glenn, D-Ohio, as he became the first American to orbit the Earth sold for $66,993 on Thursday, July 21, 2016, in Los Angeles.
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The Friendship 7 capsule, containing astronaut John Glenn, is recovered from the Atlantic by the destroyer U.S.S. Noa after a successful space flight, Feb. 20, 1962. The yellow coloring in the water is dye to make the capsule more visible to the recovery crew.
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