Hot Wheels - John Glenn Action Pack

Hot Wheels!  John Glenn Action PackIncludes 5 Mini Figurines Mercury Friendship 7 (1:55 scale) Astronaut Glenn 1962 Astronaut Glenn 1998 Senator Glenn Space Shuttle Discovery (1:506 scale) JOURNEY OF AN AMERICAN HERO First American to orbit the Earth On February 20, 1962, John Glenn, one of the first seven astronauts in the U.S. space program, strapped into the 9-by-6 foot Mercury capsule, Friendship 7, and orbited the Earth three times in just 4 hours, 55 minutes. That's 17,500 mph! Astronaut Glenn received the Space Congressional Medal of Honor for this pioneering journey. First Ohioan to win four consecutive terms in the U.S. Senate In 1974 he made his first trip to Capitol Hill after winning the Ohio election. Senator Glenn's work has The wol focused on technical and scientific issues, education, and controlling the spread of nuclear weapons. He will retire at the end of his fourth term in 1998. Back in space after 36 years On October 29, 1998, Astronaut Glenn, 77, will lift o