1. Flying in Earth’s
atmosphere
John Glenn
Nina To

2. DOB & Place
• July 18th, 1921
• New Concord, Ohio

3. Background
• Parents are Teresa Sproat and Glenn Herschel
Glenn Sr.
• Married to Anne Castor-Glenn
• Studied engineering at Muskingum College in
New Concord
• Left college and studied at Navel Air Station
Olathe in Kansas

4. Achievements
• Recruited as an astronaut in
NASA
• First American to orbit Earth
• Elected senator of Ohio

5. Historical Events
• July 29th, 1921. Adolf Hitler
became leader of National
Socialist German Workers Party
• In 1928, bubble gum was
invented

6. Influence of society
• Returned to space at age 77
• Became oldest man to ever go to space
• Experiment to test going into space on
an aging person

7. Awards and Interesting Facts
• Presented Medal of Freedom
from President Obama
• Gave his space capsule the
name Friendship 7
• NASA awards Glenn and 37
other astronauts with
Ambassador of Exploration award

8. Quote
• “ To me, there is no greater calling... If I
can inspire young people to dedicate
themselves to the good of mankind, I’ve
accomplished something. “

9. Reflection
• I believe that when John went out into Earth’s
atmosphere to explore, he made an impact on
astronauts today. Back in the old days, astronauts
sent out rockets into space, put no one would be
in it. Now, rockets are sent out into space carrying
astronauts. When they arrive at their
destination, they can come to explore or fix many
of the technology that is put there.

10. Citations
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Glenn
• http://www.space.com/15908-john-glenn-medal-freedomaward.html
• http://history1900s.about.com/od/timelines/tp/1920timelin
e.htm
• http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/17/us/john-glenn-fast-facts/
• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_John_Glenn_so_impo
rtant#slide4