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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1998
Page
11
Senator John Glenn writes for Mini Page readers about his pioneering 1962 Friendship 7 flight and his upcoming 9 day space shuttle mission at age 77 on Discovery. He recalls weightlessness, compares Friendship 7 to Discovery, and encourages kids to study hard to reach space.
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John Glenn, born 1921 in Ohio, became a Marine fighter pilot and NASA astronaut who orbited Earth on February 20 1962. He later served as a U S senator from Ohio, retiring in January, and aged 16 his grandson would be when he next travels to space. President Johnson rode in the motorcade with him after his spaceflight return.
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