--- title: Video: How John Glenn Honored by Mike Massimino description: A two-time shuttle veteran reflects on the role the first American to orbit the Earth had on all of the astronauts who would follow canonical: https://time.com/4408820/john-glenn-mike-massimino-astronaut/ author: Kenneth Bachor article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-18T11:00:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-30T12:10:56.561Z article:section: History og:title: Watch: How a 77-Year-Old Astronaut Inspired a New Generation og:description: Two-time shuttle veteran Michael Massimino reflects on the impact of John Glenn og:url: https://time.com/4408820/john-glenn-mike-massimino-astronaut/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt59c4568299838e4e/69889c2f5f570f30f5b21ba7/john-glenn-facebook.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1611 og:image:height: 906 og:image:alt: john-glenn-facebook og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch: How a 77-Year-Old Astronaut Inspired a New Generation twitter:description: Two-time shuttle veteran Michael Massimino reflects on the impact of John Glenn twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt59c4568299838e4e/69889c2f5f570f30f5b21ba7/john-glenn-facebook.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # How a 77-Year-Old Astronaut Inspired a New Generation > Sponsored content. 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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. by [Kenneth Bachor](https://time.com/author/kenneth-bachor/) and [Jeffrey Kluger](https://time.com/author/jeffrey-kluger/) Jul 18, 2016 11:00 AM UTC  Tony Ranze—AFP/Getty Images by [Kenneth Bachor](https://time.com/author/kenneth-bachor/) and [Jeffrey Kluger](https://time.com/author/jeffrey-kluger/) Jul 18, 2016 11:00 AM UTC John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth six months before Mike Massimino was even born. But 40 years later, when Massimino made his own first trip to space, he felt the gravitational, inspirational tug of what Glenn had accomplished so many years earlier. 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