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Crew Members
John H. Glenn, Jr., Colonel, USMC (Retired)/U.S. Senator of Ohio
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Missions: Mercury 6**
Birth: July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, OH
Education: BS in Engineering, Muskingum College
Cumulative time in space: N/A
Notes:
1) First American to orbit the Earth.
2) Served as payload specialist on STS-95.
3) One of the seven Mercury astronauts.
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Richard F. Gordon, Jr., Captain, USN (Retired)
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Missions: Gemini 11*
Birth: October 5, 1929, in Seattle, WA
Education: BS Chemistry, University of Washington
Cumulative time in space: More than 315 hours.
Cumulative EVA: More than 1 hour.
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Virgil I. Grissom, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF
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Missions: Mercury 4, Gemini 3, Apollo 1
Birth: April 3, 1926, in Mitchell, IN
Education: BSME, Purdue University
Deceased: January 27, 1967
Cumulative time in space: More than 5 hours.
Notes:
1) One of the seven Mercury astronauts.
2) Died in Apollo 1 capsule fire.
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James A. Lovell, Captain, USN (Retired)
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Missions: Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8*
Birth: March 25, 1928, in Cleveland, OH
Education: BS, U.S. Naval Academy
Cumulative time in space: More than 715 hours.
Notes:
1) Participated in first space rendezvous.
2) First to orbit the moon.
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* Flew on post Apollo 11 missions.
** Flew on Space Shuttle mission.
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