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Retrieved June 24, O'Connor Scott E. After the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in , Glenn criticized putting a "lay person in space for the purpose of gaining public support Tampa, Florida. December 3, Luken D. Navy Presidential Unit Citation [ 37 ]. The Senate never ratified the treaty, in part because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

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Wikiquote has quotations related to John Glenn. Senator Glenn In , Glenn entered the Ohio Democratic primary running against incumbent Senator Stephen Young, however, an accident resulting in a concussion forced Glenn to leave the race and put his political career on hold. He announced his withdrawal from the race on March 16, Retrieved May 19, He became a backup pilot for Alan B.

Arlington National Cemetery. Glenn did not want to win solely because of his astronaut fame, so he dropped out of the race on March Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Glenn, John; Taylor, Nick Glenn's remains. Only the height requirement was strictly enforced, owing to the size of the Project Mercury spacecraft. San Diego: Lucent Books. Newark, Ohio.

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On September 5, , John and Annie Glenn dotted the "i" in Ohio State University's Script Ohio marching band performance during the Ohio State — Navy football-game halftime show, which is normally reserved for veteran band members. Retrieved February 21, Melbourne, Florida. In a interview , John and Annie Glenn explained that although they had enjoyed Wolfe's book, they didn't care for Kaufman's movie adaptation.

Archived from the original on March 7, In , Glenn ran for the Senate again, narrowly losing in the primary. Glenn requested to be assigned to two committees during his first year as senator: the Government Operations Committee later known as the Committee on Governmental Affairs , and the Foreign Relations Committee. Glenn was born John Herschel Glenn Jr.

Retrieved September 30, In , Glenn made an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, but in , Glenn was reelected as senator yet again, becoming the first popularly elected senator from Ohio to win four consecutive terms. Parazynski William Pogue Charles J.