John Glenn vs Katherine Johnson

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Compare the life timelines of John Glenn (1921–2016) and Katherine Johnson (1918–2020) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 95 years, from 1921 to 2016.

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John Glenn (1921–2016)

  1. — Born in Cambridge, Ohio Verified
  2. — Married Anna Margaret Castor Verified
  3. — Flew combat missions as a Marine Corps aviator in the Pacific Verified
  4. — Flew combat missions in the Korean War Verified
  5. — Set a transcontinental speed record in Project Bullet Verified
  6. — Selected as one of NASA's Mercury Seven astronauts Verified
  7. — Orbited the Earth aboard Friendship 7 Verified
  8. — Elected to the United States Senate from Ohio Verified
  9. — Returned to space aboard Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-95 Verified
  10. — Died in Columbus, Ohio Verified

Katherine Johnson (1918–2020)

  1. — Born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia Verified
  2. — Joined NACA (later NASA) as a computer Verified
  3. — Verified the trajectory for John Glenn's orbital flight Verified
  4. — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
  5. — Died in Newport News, Virginia Verified