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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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