John Glenn was ‘remarkable’ even in sleep
As he prepared for his historic return to space at age 77, John Glenn participated in a sleep study at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, surprising researchers who analyzed recordings of the iconic astronaut’s body at rest.
“He was remarkable in his sleep,” said Dr. Charles A. Czeisler, the head of the Brigham’s Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders recalled Thursday night, hours after Glenn’s death was announced by Ohio Governor John Kasich.
Glenn was a Democratic Senator from Ohio in 1998 when he made the extraordinary decision to make a second history-making mission. He became the oldest person to fly in space.
But Glenn did not show signs of fragmented sleep “that most older people had,” recalled Czeisler, who lead the team that tracked the then-senator’s sleep.
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