{"product_id":"john-glenn-a-memoir-english-edition","title":"John Glenn: A Memoir (English Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHe was the first astronaut to orbit the Earth. Nearly four decades later, as the world's oldest astronaut, his courage reveted a nation. But these two historical events only bracketed a life that covers the sweep of an extraordinary century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Glenn's autobiography spans the seminal events of the twentieth century. It is a story that begins with his childhood in Ohio where he learned the importance of family, community, and patriotism. He took these values with him as a marine fighter pilot during World War II and into the skies over Korea, for which he would be decorated. Always a gifted flier, it was during the war that he contemplated the unlimited possibilities of aviation and its frontiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe see the early days of NASA, where he first served as a backup pilot for astronauts Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom. In 1962 Glenn piloted the Mercury-Atlas 6 Friendship 7 spacecraft on the first manned orbital mission of the United States. Then came several years in international business, followed by a twenty-four year career as a U.S. Senator-and in 1998 a return to space for his remarkable Discover mission at the age of seventy-seven.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT-BOOK","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54009147162992,"sku":"978-0553896855","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54009147195760,"sku":"978-0553896855","price":30.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/8543\/8576\/files\/ebook_5813_d0891cebf9.jpg?v=1783582239","url":"https:\/\/antbook.store\/de\/products\/john-glenn-a-memoir-english-edition","provider":"ANTBOOK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}