John Glenn made space history in 1962 when he bacame the first American to orbit the Earth. Aboard the Mercury capsule Friendship 7, Glenn made three orbits of the Earth during his 4 hour trip. After his flight, Glenn was grounded and not allowed to fly in the future Gemini and Apollo programs because he was considered such a hero for his accomplishment, NASA did not want to risk his life on future space flights. Glenn wanted to return to space, and tried his hardest to return to the active astronaut corps. Finally, on October 29, 1998, 36 years after his first flight, Glenn returned to space aboard the space shuttle Discovery. During the mission, Glenn carried out an extensive number of experiments relating to aging and space travel. Glenn once again became an American hero. This website is deticated to John Glenn and his accomplishments in space.

Biography of John Glenn

Find out about John Glenn's life and his accomplishments ouside of space travel.

Mercury - Atlas 6 Mission

Find out all about the John Glenn's first flight into space aboard Friendship 7.

Mercury Spcecraft

Find out about the spacecraft used to put the first American into orbit.

Mercury - Atlas 6 Images

See images from the early days of America's manned spaceflight program and John Glenn.

STS - 95 Mission

Find out all about Glenn's return to space on the STS - 95 mission.

The Space Shuttle

Find out about the workings of the U.S. space shuttle.

STS - 95 Images

See images from Glenn's return to space during the STS - 95 mission.

John Glenn Multimedia

See and here the events of John Glenn's two space flights.

John Glenn Links

Links to other pages about John Glenn, the Mercury Program, the Space Shuttle, and much more.