H.R. No. 594 Summary

• Ohio House of Representatives honors the legacy of John Herschel Glenn, Jr., mourning his loss as one of Ohio's greatest citizens.

• Glenn served as a distinguished U.S. Marine Corps pilot flying 149 missions, completed the first supersonic transcontinental flight, and was one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts.

• On February 20, 1962, Glenn became the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth, completing three orbits in four hours and fifty-six minutes.

• After leaving NASA, Glenn served four terms in the United States Senate representing Ohio and was the chief author of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978.

• The Clerk of the House shall transmit an authenticated copy of the resolution to Glenn's family.