Astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth, has died. Glenn was 95. He was admitted to the James Cancer Hospital at Ohio State University more than a week ago. John Glenn was the last surviving member of a group known as "the Mercury Seven," test pilots who, in 1959, were chosen to become America’s first astronauts. President Barack Obama released a statement about Glenn's death. Our nation has lost an icon and Michelle and I have lost a friend, he said. He praised Glenn for a lifetime of breaking barriers, including setting a transcontinental speed record and becoming the oldest man ever to go into space. He served as a military pilot in World War II and the Korean conflict. Then, he served as a test pilot on military airplanes.
What does transcontinental mean?
someone who is afraid of traveling
going across a continent
someone who does not travel
traveling to another state
What was the name of the group who became the first astronauts in America?
The Earth Project
the Mars Seven
the Mercury Seven
the Mercury Eight
Glenn was 95.
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