RIP John Glenn (July 18, 1921 - December 8, 2016)

RIP John Glenn (July 18, 1921 - December 8, 2016)
Former astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn died Thursday at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. 
Glenn, who served four terms as a U.S. senator from Ohio, was one of NASA's original seven Mercury astronauts. His flight on Friendship 7 on Feb. 20, 1962, showed the world that America was a serious contender in the space race with the Soviet Union. It also made Glenn an instant hero.

Article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/08/us/john-glenn-dies.html?_r=0

Reference:
https://www.nasa.gov/content/profile-of-john-glenn

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