John Glenn

With Scott Carpenter's death on October 10, 2013, he became the last surviving member of the Mercury Seven. In spite of this, he was the oldest of the seven astronauts.

Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama on 29 May 2012.

Oldest person to fly in space at age 77 (member of space shuttle shuttle crew, 29 October 1998 - 7 November 1998).

Attended the Marine Corps Ball held annually in Washington, D.C. as the Guest of Honor. [December 1997]

Inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame in 1993.

Inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1990.

First American to orbit the Earth, 20 February 1962.

Was a member of NASA's Mercury 7 project, introduced in April 9, 1959, only six months after the agency was established (together with Wally Schirra, Deke Slayton, Scott Carpenter, Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, Gordon Cooper).

Appeared in uniform with ten year old singer and actor Eddie Hodges as a contestant on a very popular Oct 4th 1957 episode of "Name That Tune" (1953) (TV series) after achieving international fame for setting the worlds record for the fastest trans-coastal flight in the USA. He and Hodges were teammates and split the grand prize of 25,000 dollars after successfully appearing on that much beloved episode.