Statements (39)
Predicate | Object |
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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
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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
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