Flying in Earth’s

atmosphere

John Glenn

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DOB & Place

• July 18th, 1921

• New Concord, Ohio

Background

• Parents are Teresa Sproat and Glenn Herschel

Glenn Sr.

• Married to Anne Castor-Glenn

• Studied engineering at Muskingum College in

New Concord

• Left college and studied at Navel Air Station

Olathe in Kansas

Achievements

• Recruited as an astronaut in

NASA

• First American to orbit Earth

• Elected senator of Ohio

Historical Events

• July 29th, 1921. Adolf Hitler became leader of National Socialist German Workers Party

• In 1928, bubble gum was invented

Influence of society

• Returned to space at age 77

• Became oldest man to ever go to space

• Experiment to test going into space on

an aging person

Awards and Interesting Facts

• Presented Medal of Freedom from President Obama

• Gave his space capsule the name Friendship 7

• NASA awards Glenn and 37 other astronauts with Ambassador of Exploration award

Quote

• “ To me, there is no greater calling... If I

can inspire young people to dedicate

themselves to the good of mankind, I’ve

accomplished something. “

Reflection

• I believe that when John went out into Earth’s

atmosphere to explore, he made an impact on

astronauts today. Back in the old days, astronauts

sent out rockets into space, put no one would be

in it. Now, rockets are sent out into space carrying

astronauts. When they arrive at their

destination, they can come to explore or fix many

of the technology that is put there.

Citations

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Glenn

• http://www.space.com/15908-john-glenn-medal-freedom-

award.html

• http://history1900s.about.com/od/timelines/tp/1920timelin

e.htm

• http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/17/us/john-glenn-fast-facts/

• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_John_Glenn_so_impo

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