John Glenn obituary

Glenn was the first US astronaut to orbit the Earth, and later became one of his country’s most effective senatorsFull report: astronaut John Glenn dies aged 95John Glenn, who has died aged 95, was the first American to orbit the Earth and later the oldest person ever to be sent into space. During his long career he transformed himself from a highly decorated combat pilot and astronaut – one of the “Mercury Seven” group of military test pilots selected in 1959 by Nasa to