John Glenn: Discovery Launch
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KSC,
NASA
Explanation:
At left, the Space Shuttle Discovery waits in darkness
on Kennedy Space Center's
launch pad 39B.
At right, on Thursday October 29, Discovery blasts through
a bright afternoon sky returning Senator John Glenn
to space over 36 years after he became
the first American in orbit.
Paving the way
in 1962 Glenn flew solo,
but today he is part of
a crew of seven astronauts
shepherding
scientific payloads on shuttle
mission STS-95.
On tape, fellow Mercury Program
astronaut Scott Carpenter
again wished, "... Godspeed John Glenn." while
Kennedy Space Center launch control offered,
"Let the wings of Discovery lift us into
the future."
At age 77,
John Glenn, a legend and hero of
NASA's first human spaceflight program,
has become the oldest space traveler.
From orbit, Glenn commented, "... zero-g and I feel fine!"
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
