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Astronaut John Glenn


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Astronaut John Glenn was selected as one of the seven astronauts of the Mercury Project in April 1959, and became the first American to orbit the Earth in February 1962. He is now seventy seven years old. That makes him not just the oldest crew member on the STS-95 mission, but the oldest astronaut ever.

Those physiological symptoms which astronauts experience in the zero-gravity space environment during their flight is said to quite similar to the aging process which can be seen on earth such as deterioration of bones and muscles, balance disorders and sleep disturbances. It is expected that the analysis of physiological data on Astronaut Glenn acquired during his flight will make it possible to study the feasibility of space flight and long-term space habitation of aged people, which will contribute to clarifying the aging process.

Astronaut John Herschel Glenn, Jr.
When Astronaut John H. Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth, the age of STS-95 crew members were as shown in the table.

Curtis L. Brown Commander 5 years old
Steven W. Lindsey Pilot 2 years old
Stephan K. Robinson MS1 7 years old
Scott E. Parazinsky MS2 6 months
Pedro Duque MS3 one year before borne
Chiaki Mukai PS1 10 years old


Home page of senator John H. Glenn

http://www.senate.gov/~glenn/index.html




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