Television
John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, died Thursday at 95.
Dec. 9, 2016
Obituaries
Thrust into the spotlight when her husband became the first American to orbit Earth, she shied away from the media attention because of a severe stutter.
May 20, 2020
Opinion
Most of the time, at least one American is orbiting Earth in the International Space Station.
Dec. 10, 2016
World & Nation
A supply ship bearing John Glenn’s name arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday.
April 22, 2017
John Glenn dies at 95. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth.
When his bell-shaped capsule splashed into the ocean after orbiting Earth again and again, John Glenn emerged an instant hero — the fighter-jock pilot of few words who in just five hours of circling the planet helped cement America’s faith that it could lead the race into outer space.
Dec. 8, 2016
Every day we get a little closer to John Glenn’s launch off the pad, which will make him the oldest man in space since William Shatner.
Oct. 23, 1998
Movies
John Glenn, astronaut, senator and the first U.S. citizen to orbit Earth, passed away Thursday at 95.
NASA: Senator from Ohio, now 75, would like to be first septuagenarian on shuttle. ‘I’m ready when they say go,’ he says.
Feb. 16, 1997