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On October 29, 1998, John Glenn, America’s first astronaut to orbit the Earth in 1962, returned to space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-95) — at the age of 77. Nearly four decades after his first historic flight aboard Friendship 7, Glenn became the oldest person ever to travel in space, proving that courage and curiosity don’t age.

His mission wasn’t just symbolic — NASA used Glenn’s journey to study the effects of space travel on aging, providing critical data for future long-duration missions. The event united generations: the Mercury era’s pioneering spirit met the modern Shuttle age in one extraordinary moment of American pride. Glenn’s return showed that space exploration was more than technology — it was the enduring will to push beyond limits.

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