For as long as he could remember, John Glenn loved to fly. He dreamed of soaring high above the clouds and flying airplanes.

And he did, first by joining the United States military. Then, when space travel became a possibility, he trained to become an astronaut. John Glenn wasn’t just the first American to orbit Earth. He was a soldier, a family man, a United States senator, and a national hero. He laid the groundwork for future space voyagers—and dreamers—everywhere.