Ad Astra - To The Stars! - Biographies - G
Name
Role
Notes
Glenn, John
Astronaut
Became the first American to orbit the Earth during the
Mercury 6
flight on
20th February 1962.
Was later elected senator for Ohio and became the oldest man to fly in space in 1998.
Grissom, Gus
Astronaut
The first American to make more than one spaceflight. Was killed in the
Apollo 1
fire.
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