John Glenn, first American to Orbit Earth passes away Former US aviator, astronaut John Glenn passed away in Columbus, Ohio, US. He was 95. He last surviving member of the Mercury Seven Mission. He was first American to orbit Earth and had circled three times earth in 1962 aboard Friendship 7 space capsule. His achievement marked the moment in US space history as during that
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Friday, 9 December 2016
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