Nation, John Glenn to Mark 50th Anniversary of First U. S. Human Orbital Mission
February 13th, 2012Mercury astronaut John Glenn, an accomplished Marine Corps aviator with deep Midwestern roots and a winning smile, became the first American to circle the Earth on Feb. 20, 1962. Now 90, Glenn plans to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic flight in Cape Canaveral, Fla., and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, which served then […]