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John Glenn

Born

in Cambridge, Ohio, The United States

July 18, 1921

Died

December 08, 2016

Genre

Memoir, Nonfiction

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John Herschel Glenn, Jr. was a former United States Marine Corps pilot, astronaut and United States senator who was the first American to orbit the Earth and third American in space. Glenn was a Marine Corps fighter pilot before joining NASA's Mercury program as a member of NASA's original astronaut group. He orbited the Earth in Friendship 7 in 1962. After retiring from NASA, he entered politics as a Democrat and represented Ohio in the United States Senate from 1974 to 1999. ...more

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	John Glenn: A Memoir 4.08 avg rating — 1,223 ratings — published 2000 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight by Jay Barbree, John Glenn (Foreword) 4.23 avg rating — 1,168 ratings — published 2014 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Astronomy Book by D.K. Publishing, Thomas Judd (Narrator), Charles II of England (Contributor) 4.31 avg rating — 682 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Life on the Edge: Memoirs of Everest and Beyond by Jim Whittaker, Edward M. Kennedy (Foreword), John Glenn (Foreword) 4.05 avg rating — 716 ratings — published 1999 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Seven: By the Astronauts Themselves by Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper Jr., John Glenn 4.10 avg rating — 544 ratings — published 1962 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Into Orbit by John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Alan Shepard really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1962	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	John Glenn Jr--Debriefed: First thoughts and debriefing from his historic Friendship 7 flight by John Glenn, Scott Sacknoff (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Obiettivo spazio. Un universo di immagini (I grandi speciali da collezione, #5) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rethinking Defense and Conventional Forces (Alternatives for the 1980's) by John Glenn, Barry E. Carter, Robert W. Komer 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters to John Glenn - "P.S. I Listened to Your Heart Beat" 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“There is still no cure for the common birthday.”
― John Glenn

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“As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind - every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder.”
― John Glenn

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“I guess the question I'm asked the most often is: "When you were sitting in that capsule listening to the count-down, how did you feel?" Well, the answer to that one is easy. I felt exactly how you would feel if you were getting ready to launch and knew you were sitting on top of two million parts -- all built by the lowest bidder on a government contract.”
― John Glenn

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