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John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth and a former U.S. senator and war hero, has died. He was 95. PICTURED: February 20, 1962 - Cape Canaveral, United States of America - Astronaut John Glenn enters his Mercury Friendship 7 capsule in preparation for launch at the Kennedy Space Center February 20, 1962 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Glenn became the first American to fly a manned orbital space flight aboard the craft. Cape Canaveral United States of America - ZUMAz03_ 20161208_sha_z03_019

John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth and a former U.S. senator and war hero, has died. He was 95. PICTURED: February 20, 1962 - Cape Canaveral, United States of America - Astronaut John Glenn enters his Mercury Friendship 7 capsule in preparation for launch at the Kennedy Space Center February 20, 1962 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Glenn became the first American to fly a manned orbital space flight aboard the craft. Cape Canaveral United States of America - ZUMAz03_ 20161208_sha_z03_019

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John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth and a former U.S. senator and war hero, has died. He was 95. PICTURED: February 20, 1962 - Cape Canaveral, United States of America - Astronaut John Glenn enters his Mercury Friendship 7 capsule in preparation for launch at the Kennedy Space Center February 20, 1962 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Glenn became the first American to fly a manned orbital space flight aboard the craft. Cape Canaveral United States of America - ZUMAz03_ 20161208_sha_z03_019

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