• JPL Remembers John Glenn

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    JPL Remembers John Glenn
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    December 8, 2016

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    John Glenn visits NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on November 16, 1962.
    Image credit: NASA/JPL

    Senator and NASA astronaut John Glenn was, without question, an American
    hero. Many people remember, whether they are old enough to have heard firsthand or from recordings, Glenn's famous declaration from orbit: "Roger, Zero G, and I feel fine."

    In addition to his historic early space flight, Glenn served many years
    as a U.S. Senator from Ohio. He made space history a second time in 1998
    when he flew aboard the space shuttle Discovery to become the oldest person
    to fly in space.

    Those of us at JPL feel a special affinity with Glenn. JPL's Explorer
    1 was the first American satellite to orbit Earth, and four years later,
    in 1962, we joined the nation in watching with pride as Glenn became the
    first American to orbit our planet. Later that year, he visited JPL to
    see projects the lab was conducting on behalf of NASA's human space program. In 1963, he took part in an early telecommunications satellite experiment
    with a JPL project manager, Jack James. In an audio recording of the experiment

    that was recently unearthed, Glenn discusses his trip to JPL and marvels
    at the quality of the satellite communications.

    We will all miss this great American space pioneer.

    More on John Glenn and NASA:

    https://www.nasa.gov/johnglenn

    News Media Contact
    Veronica McGregor
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
    818-354-9452
    Veronica.C.McGregor@jpl.nasa.gov

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