Astronaut Digital Art - The Right Stuff BW by Peter Chilelli

The Right Stuff BW is a piece of digital artwork by Peter Chilelli which was uploaded on July 11th, 2012.

The Right Stuff BW

John Herschel Glenn, Jr. (born July 18, 1921) is a former United States Marine Corps pilot, astronaut, and United States senator. He was the first... more

by Peter Chilelli

Canvas Print

$63

Framed Print

$88

Art Print

$37

Poster

$37

Metal Print

$86

Acrylic Print

$94

Wood Print

$66

Shower Curtain

$83

Greeting Card

$16

Title

The Right Stuff BW

Artist

Peter Chilelli

Medium

Digital Art

Description

John Herschel Glenn, Jr. (born July 18, 1921) is a former United States Marine Corps pilot, astronaut, and United States senator. He was the first American to orbit the Earth and the third American in space. Glenn was a combat aviator in the Marine Corps and one of the seven, which were the elite US military test pilots selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (more commonly referred to as "NASA") to operate the experimental Mercury spacecraft and become the first American (US) astronauts. He flew the Friendship 7 mission on February 20, 1962. In 1965, Glenn retired from the military and resigned from NASA so he could be eligible to stand for election to public office. As a member of the Democratic Party he was elected to represent Ohio in the United States Senate from 1974 to 1999.

Glenn received a Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. He was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1990. On October 29, 1998, he became the oldest person to fly in space, and the only one to fly in both the Mercury and Space Shuttle programs, when at age 77, he flew on Discovery (STS-95). As of 2012, Glenn and M. Scott Carpenter are the last living members of the Mercury Seven.

Uploaded

July 11th, 2012