John Glenn

John Glenn was an American astronaut in the 20th century. As a member of NASAs Project Mercury, he was identified as one of the Mercury Seven.
On February 20, 1962, he become the first American to orbit the Earth. 
Centuries later, in 2376, Chakotay remarked that Glenn, along with fellow astronauts John Kelly, Rose Kumagawa, and Neil Armstrong were Earth's true space pioneers. (; )
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=== Background information ===
From the , "Glenn flew the spacecraft Friendship 7, in 1962, during which he made three orbits. Glenn, who had previously served as a military officer, subsequently served his country as a United States senator before returning to space as an astronaut aboard the space shuttle orbiter Discovery in for mission ." 
In a note to the entry, the authors of the reference work had this to say, "John Glenn can be glimpsed in the main title sequence for as one of the astronauts inside the space shuttle orbiter during the launch of STS-95."
's quote "Godspeed John Glenn" was used in the teaser trailer.
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