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John Herschel Glenn, Jr. bol prvým americkým astronautom, ktorý trikrát obletel Zem, a to na palube kozmickej lode Friendship 7 . V roku 1998 sa na palube raketoplánu Discovery vydal po druhýkrát do vesmíru a vo svojich 77 rokoch sa tak stal najstarším človekom, ktorý sa zúčastnil kozmického letu. V rokoch 1975 až 1999 bol senátorom amerického kongresu za štát Ohio. Wikipedia  

✵ 18. júl 1921 – 8. december 2016
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“I don't think many people remember what life was like in those days”

As quoted in "John Glenn had the stuff U.S. heroes are made of" by Howard Wilkinson, in The Cincinnati Enquirer (20 February 2002).
Kontext: I don't think many people remember what life was like in those days … This was the era when the Russians were claiming superiority, and they could make a pretty good case — they put up Sputnik in '57; they had already sent men into space to orbit the earth… There was this fear that perhaps communism was the wave of the future. The astronauts, all of us, really believed we were locked in a battle of democracy versus communism, where the winner would dominate the world.

“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.”

On inspiring others to public service, as quoted in "John Glenn had the stuff U.S. heroes are made of http://enquirer.com/editions/2002/02/20/loc_john_glenn_had_stuff.html" by Howard Wilkinson, in The Cincinnati Enquirer (20 February 2002).

“Could this have just happened?... I can’t believe that … Some Power put all this into orbit and keeps it there.”

Exclaimed regarding the order in the universe. Cited in Awake! magazine (June 22, 1999).

“The most important thing we can do is inspire young minds and to advance the kind of science, math and technology education that will help youngsters take us to the next phase of space travel.”

As quoted in "Space All systems go for National Space Day" at CNN (4 May 2000) http://articles.cnn.com/2000-05-03/tech/space.day_1_challenger-center-space-science-education-international-space-station-the?_s=PM:TECH; also at John Glenn Friendship 7 Day http://www.bandmonline.com/john-glenn-friendship-7-day-1.2673727#.TzyskbSt3LQ.

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