John Glenn, Legendary Astronaut and Later Senator, Has Died

John Glenn, Legendary Astronaut and Later Senator, Has Died

John Glenn, a famed astronaut who was the primary American to orbit the Earth, died Thursday. He was 95.

Glenn, who went on to a distinguished profession as a U.S. Senator from Ohio, had coronary heart valve substitute surgical procedure in 2014, CNN reported.

Ohio State College President Michael Drake confirmed the demise, releasing an announcement Thursday, the Los Angeles Instances reported.

"The Ohio State College group deeply mourns the lack of John Glenn, Ohio's consummate public servant and a real American hero. He leaves an undiminished legacy as one of many nice folks of our time," Drake wrote.

Glenn made his historic house flight in 1962, earlier than serving as a Senator for 24 years.

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