Updated: Dec. 8, 2016 at 4:31 PM
In Photos: Remembering John Glenn (25 images)
John Herschel Glenn, Jr., one of the most prominent astronauts in American history and a four-term U.S. senator from Ohio, died December 8, 2016 at a hospital in Columbus, his family said. He was 95. Here is a look back at Glenn's storied career from the photo archives of UPI.
USMC Major John Glenn emerges unhurt despite 375 holes in his Panther jet during his first two months in Korea. Glenn is seen here inspecting his plane in 1953. (UPI/File)
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Astronaut John H. Glenn (L), Flight Surgeon Dr. William Douglas and equipment specialist Joe Schmitt leave crew quarters prior to the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission on February 20, 1962. Glenn carries a portable ventilation unit. Photo by NASA/UPI
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Astronaut John Glenn, wearing a Mercury pressure suit, was the pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Glenn made America's first manned Earth-orbital space flight on February 20, 1962. This photograph was taken at Cape Canaveral, Florida, during MA-6 preflight training activities. Photo by NASA/UPI
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Astronaut John Glenn, wearing a Mercury pressure suit, was the pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Glenn made America's first manned Earth-orbital space flight on February 20, 1962. This photograph was taken at Cape Canaveral, Florida, during MA-6 preflight training activities. Photo by NASA/UPI
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Astronaut John Glenn, wearing a Mercury pressure suit, was the pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Glenn made America's first manned Earth-orbital space flight on February 20, 1962. This photograph was taken at Cape Canaveral, Florida, during MA-6 preflight training activities. Photo by NASA/UPI
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