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Senator John Glenn of Ohio, who in 1962 became the first man to orbit the Earth, will return to space in October aboard the space shuttle Discovery. The purpose of his trip will be to study the effects of space on older people. Glenn will be 77 years old when he returns to space. “This is basic, fundamental
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research,” says Glenn. “We have some 35 million Americans over the age of 65.”
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