Glenn

John Herschel, Jr.

USA

International order nº: 5

US astr. nº: 3

First manned orbital flight of USA.

Personal data:

Birthdate:	18.07.1921
Birthplace:	Cambridge / Ohio
Marital status:	married
Children:	two
Grade / Fonction:	Col. USMC (Ret.), US. Senator
Selection date:	02.04.1959
Selection group:	NASA-1 / US-Senate
Job:	PSP
Status:	Ret. 07.11.1998
Date of death:	Ret. 08.12.2016
Place of death:	Ret. Columbus, Ohio

Spaceflights:

Ord. num.	Startup spacecraft	Date and time of launch (UT)	Status while launch	Spacecraft of landing	Date and time of landing (UT)	Duration
1	Mercury 6 Friendsip 7	14h.47m.39s. Feb 20, 1962	Plt	Mercury 6	19h.43m.02s. Feb 20, 1962	0d.04h.55m.23s.
2	STS-95 (Discovery/25)	19h.19m.34s. Oct 29, 1998	PS 2	STS-95 (Discovery/25)	17h.04m.29s. Nov 07, 1998	8d.21h.44m.55s.
Total duration:						9d.02h.40m.18s.

Additional information

Bachelor of science in engineering from Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio; recipient of nine honorary doctoral degrees; he resigned from NASA on 16.01.1964; since 1974 member of the US Senate (Democratic Party); hobbies: boating, skiing; in 1998 he was selected as PSP for STS-95.

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