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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:astronaut
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:Muskingum_University
gptkb:University_of_Maryland
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Gold_Medal
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:NASA_Exceptional_Service_Medal
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
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gptkbp:born
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July 18, 1921
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:David_Glenn
Carolyn Glenn
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gptkbp:died
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December 8, 2016
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gptkbp:famous_for
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first American to orbit the Earth
U. S. Senator from Ohio
space shuttle Discovery mission in 1998
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gptkbp:full_name
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gptkb:John_Herschel_Glenn_Jr.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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John David Glenn
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Wernher_von_Braun
gptkb:Robert_Goddard
gptkb:Chuck_Yeager
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gptkbp:military_service
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gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:veterans
Korean War veteran
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:engineers
gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Politician
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gptkbp:significant_event
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gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_6_mission
STS-95 mission
participated in the first orbital flight of the Mercury program.
first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962
U. S. Senate career
awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2011
awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012
return to space at age 77
served in the U. S. Senate from 1974 to 1999
awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal in 1962
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Annie_Glenn
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:John_Glenn
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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