Fifty years ago on February 2o,1962 John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth. 
Just to keep things exciting, John was also the oldest person to fly in space; at the age of 77 he flew aboard the shuttle Discovery in 1998. John was also a U.S. senator for four terms and ran for president. Finally at the age of 90 John handed in his private pilots licence and sold his twin engine Beechcraft Baron.
According to John; "It was getting tough jumping up on that wing to get in". He has had a charmedlife for sure with only one regret he will talk about and that is he wished he had flown Apollo 11. Annie Glenn will be celebrating her 92nd Birthday this Friday, February 17th. Happy Birthday Annie!
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