Gus Grissom

Gus Grissom : biography April 3, 1926 - January 27, 1967 Grissom was one of the smaller astronauts, and he worked very closely with the...

Edward Higgins White

Edward Higgins White : biography November 14, 1930 - January 27, 1967 White was buried with full military honors at West Point Cemetery while Grissom...

Edward Higgins White

Edward Higgins White : biography November 14, 1930 - January 27, 1967 Edward Higgins White, II (Lt Col, USAF) (November 14, 1930 – January...

John Glenn

John Glenn : biography July 18, 1921 - living In 2004, Glenn was awarded the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service by the Woodrow Wilson...

John Glenn

John Glenn : biography July 18, 1921 - living John Herschel Glenn, Jr. (born July 18, 1921) is a retired United States Marine...

John Glenn

John Glenn : biography July 18, 1921 - living Issues During his time in the Senate, he was chief author of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act...

John Glenn

John Glenn : biography July 18, 1921 - living In 1970, Glenn was narrowly defeated in the Democratic primary for nomination for the Senate by...

John Glenn

John Glenn : biography July 18, 1921 - living The flight from NAS Los Alamitos, California, to Floyd Bennett Field, New York, took 3 hours, 23 minutes...

Alan Shepard

Alan Shepard : biography November 18, 1923 - July 21, 1998 Also in 1963, he was designated Chief of the Astronaut Office with responsibility for...

Alan Shepard

Alan Shepard : biography November 18, 1923 - July 21, 1998 Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was...