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Former Astronaut John Glenn Trained at UNC

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Tributes continue to pour in for former astronaut John Glenn. He died at the age of 95 in Ohio Thursday. Before becoming a national hero, Glenn trained with other astronauts at the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center at UNC-Chapel Hill in 1960 and 1961. (TWC News)

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