John Glenn

John H. Glenn, Jr., Colonel, USMC (Ret.), was born July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio. As a child, he moved with his parents to New Concord, Ohio. Glenn was assigned to the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center in April 1959 after his selection as a Project Mercury Astronaut. Glenn resigned from the Manned Spacecraft Center on January 16, 1964. He was promoted to the rank of Colonel in October 1964 and retired from the Marine Corps on January 1, 1965. He was business executive from 1965 until his election to the United States Senate in November 1974, where he now serves.

On March 31, 1998 Senator Glenn made a memorable telephone call to the students of CASA, to wish them all "Godspeed". Senator Glenn spent fifteen minutes, discussing CASA, and his experiences of Astronaut training for his first mission and his upcoming flight. Senator Glenn followed up with an autographed picture for the students of CASA.

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