Watch Celebration of Life Services for Astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn

COLUMBUS, OH — John Glenn, an Ohio native who was known around the world as the first American to orbit Earth died last Thursday in Columbus surrounded by family. He was 95.

For mourners to pay their respects, his body had been kept in state at the Ohio Statehouse Rotunda from noon to 8 p.m. on Friday. On Saturday, Astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn will be escorted by a platoon of Marines up High Street to Mershon Auditorium at 12:30 p.m. for a celebration of his life which is slated to begin at 2 p.m.

Tickets for the memorial service are available on a first-come, first-served basis and are non-transferable. Due to high demand, additional requests for tickets cannot be accommodated. Attendees must be seated by 1:30 p.m., and no bags will be allowed. Tickets are available here.

The entire ceremony will also be live-streamed and can be watched here.

Photo from NASA