Ohio Airport Renamed for Original Mercury Astronaut John Glenn

The United States' second international airport to be named for a NASA astronaut honors the first American to orbit the Earth. Ohio lawmakers on Wednesday (May 25) voted to rename the Port Columbus International Airport for astronaut John Glenn. "I believe it is only fitting to rename the [airport] after John Glenn for his countless contributions to space exploration and to Ohio's rich aviation history," said the Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, Clifford Rosenberger, in a statement.