John Glenn, First U.S. Astronaut to Orbit Earth, Dies at 95
- Ohioan served 24 years in the Senate and sought the presidency
- His 1962 mission aboard Friendship 7 made him a national hero
John Glenn.
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John Glenn, who was celebrated as a national hero after becoming the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth and went on to serve 24 years in the Senate and seek the presidency, has died. He was 95.
He died Thursday at Ohio State University’s James Cancer Center in Columbus, Ohio, according to Hank Wilson, director of communications at the school’s John Glenn College of Public Affairs.