United States-the death of the astronaut John Glenn first orbited the Earth an astronaut, John Glenn-IT information

According to the United States in space news (SPACENEWS) messages, local time on December 8, the United States first astronaut orbiting the Earth yuehan·hexieer·gelun (John Herschel Glenn Jr) died at the age of 95.

Project Mercury era John Glenn

Glenn was in the United States died in a hospital at Ohio State University, he has stayed in the hospital for more than a week's time, accompanied by his side is 73 years of living with his wife and two children.

United States NASA Administrator Charles Bolden (Charles Bolden) also issued a statement: "today, the first Americans into Earth orbit, NASA astronaut and Ohio Senator John Glenn left us. Our deepest condolences are, this is a huge loss to our country and the world. ”

Glenn was born in Cambridge, Ohio, MAS Chengam school when he was young, and subsequently joined the United States Navy's flight training program. He was a fighter pilot in World War II. In 1954, he completed pilot training. In 1957, Colonel Glen drive carried the first transcontinental supersonic aircraft without intermittent flights.

Space history known as the mercury seven group

Friendship seventh mission in the Glen

In 1959, he became the United States the first astronaut (mercury seven group), one of the honor to join the "Project Mercury". On February 20, 1962, Glenn in a narrow friendship 7th spacecraft in orbit around the Earth three times, and then landed safely on the surface. The flight duration is less than 5 hours, which made him become the first Americans to fly around the Earth.

Glen Johnson in 1964 out of the space flight, to enter politics. In 1974 he was elected to the Ohio Senate and as a Senator in 24, he has been the United States strong supporter of the space program.

Implementation of the space shuttle Discovery mission of John Glenn

In 1998, the eve of his retirement from the Senate, aboard the shuttle Discovery into space, becoming the oldest astronaut in space flight history. In a 9-day flight, 77 years old, he participated in several scientific experiments, in order to allow scientists to assess the impact of space flight on the elderly.

After retiring from the Senate, Glenn and his wife, Anne has been working Ohio State University's John Glenn Institute for public service in charge. Through the Institute's projects and try to improve the quality of public services, encouraging young people to join the Government.

Before his death, Glenn was last living in the mercury seven astronauts. His departure, an era ended.

美国首位绕地球飞行的宇航员约翰·格伦去世 - 宇航员,约翰格伦 - IT资讯

据美国太空新闻网（SPACENEWS）消息，当地时间12月8日，美国首位环绕地球飞行的宇航员约翰·赫歇尔·格伦（John Herschel Glenn Jr）去世，享年95岁。

水星计划时期的约翰·格伦

格伦是在美国俄亥俄州立大学的一家医院里去世的，此前他已在这家医院待了超过一周的时间，陪在他身边的是一起生活了73年的妻子，以及两个孩子。

美国宇航局局长查尔斯·博尔登（Charles Bolden）也发表了一份声明：“今天，首位进入地球轨道的美国人，NASA宇航员及俄亥俄州参议员约翰·格伦离开了我们。我们深感哀痛，这是我们国家及全世界的巨大损失。”

格伦出生于俄亥俄州坎布里奇，年轻时在马斯金格姆学院读书，随后参加了美国海军的一个飞航训练项目。他在二战时曾是战斗机驾驶员。1954年，他完成了试飞员的训练。1957年，格伦上校驾驶超音速飞机进行了人类第一次跨大陆无间歇飞行。

航天史上著名的水星七人组

友谊七号飞行任务中的格伦

1959年，他成为美国首批宇航员（水星七人组）之一，光荣地加入了“水星计划”。1962年2月20日，格伦在狭窄的友谊7号宇宙飞船中环绕地球飞行了三圈，然后安全降落在海面上。那次飞行持续时间不到5个小时，这使他成为环绕地球飞行的第一位美国人。

格伦在1964年脱离宇航飞行，进入政界。1974年他当选为俄亥俄州国会参议员，并担任参议员24年，他一直是美国宇航项目的坚定支持者。

执行发现号航天飞机任务的约翰·格伦

1998年，他从参议院退休前夕，搭乘发现号航天飞机进入太空，成为太空飞行历史上年龄最大的宇航员。在为期9天的飞行中，77岁的他参加了好几项科学试验，以便让科学家评估空间飞行对老年人的影响。

从参议院退休后，格伦与妻子安妮一直在努力经办俄亥俄州州立大学的约翰·格伦公共服务研究所。他们通过这个研究所的各种项目，力图改善公共服务质量，鼓励年轻人投身于政府工作。

去世前，格伦也是水星计划七位宇航员中最后一位在世的。他的离去，代表一个时代的结束。