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Former Astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn Dies

John Glenn relaxes after the flight of Friendship 7.

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2016. Former astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn died Thursday at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus.

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Glenn, who served four terms as a U.S. senator from Ohio, was one of NASA’s original seven Mercury astronauts. His flight on Friendship 7 on Feb. 20, 1962, showed the world that America was a serious contender in the space race with the Soviet Union. It also made Glenn an instant hero.

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