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Watch Live: Astronaut and Senator John Glenn's Interment Ceremony at Arlington

By Zamira Rahim

This New Movie Tells the True Story of the Women Who Helped Put John Glenn Into Space

By Eliza Berman

See John Glenn's Career on the Cover of LIFE Magazine

By Liz Ronk and Olivia B. Waxman

Astronaut John Glenn Was the First Person to Eat in Space

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John Glenn: A Hero's Life in Pictures

A glimpse at the astronaut and senator's extraordinary life

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John Glenn Dies at 95

He was just one of seven men selected by NASA to both calm and thrill a frightened country

By Jeffrey Kluger

How a 77-Year-Old Astronaut Inspired a New Generation

Two-time shuttle veteran Michael J. Massimino reflects on the impact the first American to orbit the Earth had on all of the astronauts who would follow

By Kenneth Bachor and Jeffrey Kluger

Here's Why John Glenn Still Matters at 95

The first American to orbit the Earth has been a lode stone of decency and service

By Jeffrey Kluger

John Glenn, First American to Orbit the Earth, Turns 93

To say John Glenn was a pioneer would be something of an understatement. The Ohio native, who turns 93 on July 18, was one of the Mercury Seven, the first astronauts NASA ever sent into space

By Mia Tramz

Alan Shepard: Classic Photos of the First American in Space

On the anniversary of Alan Shepard's historic 'Freedom 7' flight in 1961, LIFE features photos from that remarkable era. (Above: Shepard, c., with fellow astronauts Deke Slayton and Gus Grissom, after his flight.)

By Ben Cosgrove

The Space Sorority

On June 16, 1963 Valentina Tereshkova became the first female in space on Vostok 6. Today she is one of 57 women who have been to space, including NOAA head and TIME 100 honoree Kathryn Sullivan. Below, see some of the other members of the great space sorority.

By TIME Staff

Magnificent Seven: LIFE With America's Mercury Astronauts

Photos from the early days of NASA's Project Mercury, when Shepard, Glenn, Slayton, Grissom, Schirra, Cooper and Carpenter were legends in the making.

By Ben Cosgrove

John Glenn: Rare and Classic Photos From an American Life

No person alive has been more closely associated, for so long, with America’s triumphs in the early days of the Space Race than John Glenn, and few Americans in history have served their country in...

By Ben Cosgrove
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