On February 20, 1962, John Glenn took his place atop a rocket and soared into space. He became celebrated in all corners of the world as not just the first American to orbit the Earth, but as the first space traveler to take the human race with him. Refusing to let that dramatic day define his life, he went on to become a four-term U.S. senator, and returned to space at the age of 77. Following Glenn from his Ohio childhood to his elder statesman years, Alice George reveals that Glenn was if anything more remarkable than we realized.