John Glenn Jr.

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
astronaut
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Muskingum_University
gptkb:Ohio_State_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal
Congressional Gold Medal
Legion of Merit
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Silver Star
gptkbp:born July 18, 1921
gptkbp:children gptkb:David_Glenn
Carolyn_Glenn
gptkbp:died December 8, 2016
gptkbp:famousFor first American to orbit the Earth
being_a_member_of_the_Mercury_Seven
serving_as_a_U.S._Senator_from_Ohio
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Glenn Jr.
gptkbp:influenced space exploration
aerospace engineering
politics in space policy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Wernher_von_Braun
Charles Lindbergh
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent returned to space at age 77
established_the_John_Glenn_College_of_Public_Affairs
elected_to_the_U.S._Senate_in_1974
orbited_Earth_on_February_20,_1962
retired_from_the_Senate_in_1999
received_honorary_doctorate_from_Muskingum_University
gptkbp:occupation test pilot
space shuttle astronaut
U.S._Senator
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_Concord,_Ohio
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkb:Cambridge,_Ohio
gptkbp:secondaryMission gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_6
STS-95
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Annie_Glenn