Former US Senator John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962 and the oldest human to venture into space in 1998, has died at 95 http://cnn.it/2h1LOqB | CNN

Today in 1962, Marine Corps LtCol John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth during the Friendship 7 mission. Glenn received six Distinguished Flying Cross Medals and 18 Air Medals for his contributions during World War II, Operation Beleaguer, and the Korean War before becoming a NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut and senator for the state of Ohio. | U.S. Marine Corps

When John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth on this day in 1962, it was aboard Mercury Friendship 7, now on display in Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall at the Museum in DC. | National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

Today, we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the day NASA Astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. His flight aboard the Friendship 7 became a pivotal moment in human spaceflight history. https://go.nasa.gov/3gWZoJw | NASA's Johnson Space Center