RIP, John Glenn: Spaceflight Pioneer 'Was One of Us'

John Glenn was the right man for a very important job. The historic flight put the United States on relatively equal footing with the Soviet Union in the space race, turned Glenn into a national hero and inspired countless kids across the nation to think that they, too, could be astronauts one day. "What was really special about John Glenn, and the impact he made on the American self-image with the space program, was that he was one of us," said former NASA astronaut Stephen Robinson, who flew w