07. How old was the oldest astronaut when he went into space? (A K2S Question)

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Senator and former Mercury astronaut John Glenn was seventy seven- years-old when he returned to space in 1998 on the Discovery STS-95 Space Shuttle.

Answer provided by Sheryl L. Bishop, Ph.D.


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