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Record-Breaking US Astronaut And Moonwalker John Young Dies
Veteran U.S. astronaut John Young, who walked on the moon and even smuggled a corned beef sandwich into orbit during one of his six missions in space, has died at age 87, NASA said on Saturday.
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Eugene Cernan, Last Man To Walk On Moon, Dies At 82
US astronaut Eugene Cernan, the last man to set foot on the moon, died Monday at age 82, NASA announced.
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Early US Astronauts Faced Uncertainty, Danger And Death
John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962, but for a solid hour of that journey, NASA feared he was about to die in a blazing fireball.
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Barack Obama Honors John Glenn: 'Our Nation Has Lost An Icon'
US President Barack Obama on Thursday paid tribute to legendary astronaut John Glenn, calling the first American to orbit the Earth -- who died at the age of 95 -- an icon and a friend.
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Former US Astronaut, Senator John Glenn Dies In Ohio At 95
John Glenn, who became one of the 20th century's greatest explorers as the first American to orbit Earth and later as the world's oldest astronaut, in addition to a long career as a US senator, died on Thursday at age of 95.
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Record-Breaking US Astronaut And Moonwalker John Young Dies
Veteran U.S. astronaut John Young, who walked on the moon and even smuggled a corned beef sandwich into orbit during one of his six missions in space, has died at age 87, NASA said on Saturday.
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Eugene Cernan, Last Man To Walk On Moon, Dies At 82
US astronaut Eugene Cernan, the last man to set foot on the moon, died Monday at age 82, NASA announced.
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Early US Astronauts Faced Uncertainty, Danger And Death
John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962, but for a solid hour of that journey, NASA feared he was about to die in a blazing fireball.
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Barack Obama Honors John Glenn: 'Our Nation Has Lost An Icon'
US President Barack Obama on Thursday paid tribute to legendary astronaut John Glenn, calling the first American to orbit the Earth -- who died at the age of 95 -- an icon and a friend.
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Former US Astronaut, Senator John Glenn Dies In Ohio At 95
John Glenn, who became one of the 20th century's greatest explorers as the first American to orbit Earth and later as the world's oldest astronaut, in addition to a long career as a US senator, died on Thursday at age of 95.
