Signed Framed Life Magazine Cover Mini Poster of Astronaut John Glenn. Shows the February 2nd, 1962 cover with Glenn's headshot in his spacesuit published less than three weeks before the historic Friendship 7 mission, with identification on the left and the title at the top: "John Glenn's Personal Album" and the tagline "Making of a Brave Man." Signed in blue pen across the visible portion of his open visor. An additional personalization is framed below that reads "To Steven -" and is signed once more by the astronaut, this time in black pen. Both are bordered by silver edges with a black background in center. 

Overall Size: 28 x 21 in. 

Sight Size: 13 x 9 7/8 in. 

Frame Thickness: 1 1/4 in. 

John Herschel Glenn Jr. (known simply as John Glenn, July 18th 1921-December 8th, 2016) was a legendary Marine Corps aviator and astronaut who made history in 1962 as the first American to orbit the Earth during the Friendship 7 mission. Prior to his space career, he was a highly decorated fighter pilot in World War II and the Korean War, notably completing the first supersonic transcontinental flight across the United States in 1957. Transitioning to politics, Glenn served as a U.S. Senator from Ohio for 24 years, focusing his long tenure on public service and defense. In 1998 he made a triumphant return to space at age 77 aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, setting a record at the time as the oldest person to enter Earth orbit. He received numerous honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012, before passing away four years later as the last surviving member of the Mercury Seven.

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