glenn, john

The life of Senator John Glenn from his childhood in small-town Ohio, through his days as an astronaut, to his present political career, and his 1998 return to space.

A biography of the first American to orbit the earth. covering his youth, his career as an astronaut, and his life after NASA.

Describes the activities aboard the space shuttle Discovery during its historic flight in 1998 when John Glenn, at age seventy-seven, returned to space.

Presents the story of John Glenn's flight into space taken from Glenn's own memoirs and dialogue from the transcripts of the actual Friendship 7 flight.

A biography of the famous astronaut and U.S. senator.

Presents and illustrated biography of John Glenn, with a special emphasis on his career as an astronaut.

Details astronaut John Glenn's second flight into space in 1998 and contrasts it with his first flight in 1962, discussing training, equipment, and responsibilities.