John Herschell GLENN Jr.
3 Worldwide / 1 USA
Date of birth: July 18, 1921.
The 1st Space Flight:
The first US manned orbital space flight
- Launch: February 20, 1962 at 14.47; Mercury 13 (Friendship 7), MA-6 flight. Commander.
- Splash down: February 20, 1962 at 19.43; Mercury 13 (Friendship 7), MA-6 flight. Commander.
- Flight duration: 0 day, 04 hour, 55 minutes, 23 seconds.
The 2nd Space Flight:
The oldest man who performed a space flight (77 years old)
- Launch: October 29, 1998 at 19.19; "Discovery” (STS-95). Payload Specialist 2.
- Landing: November 07, 1998 at 17.03; "Discovery” (STS-95). Payload Specialist 2.
Flight duration: 08 days, 21 hours, 43 minutes, 57 seconds.
Total space flights – 2.
Total time in space: 09 day, 02 hour, 39 minutes, 20 seconds.
Date of death: December 8, 2016. |
