(AP) — John Glenn's trailblazing legacy took flight ... the capsule contains a banner showing Glenn in his orange space shuttle launch suit — it's the first thing the station astronauts ...

Veterans of NASA's Project Mercury reunited Saturday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's orbital flight, visiting the old launch pad ... in 1998 aboard shuttle Discovery, becoming ...

Oldest person to fly in space, at age 77 aboard shuttle ... their old launch pad, Complex 14; it was from the blockhouse there that Carpenter called out "Godspeed John Glenn" before the rocket ...

The launch comes after almost ... s New Glenn rocket is meant to shuttle cargo, satellites, and, in the future, people into space. The New Glenn is named after John Glenn, the first NASA astronaut ...

“I hope that shuttle flight works out for you,” the president grinned. In addition to gaining executive support, Glenn was also required to pass a full medical exam given by John ...

His long political career enabled him to return to space in the shuttle ... John Glenn," fellow astronaut Scott Carpenter radioed just before Glenn thundered off a Cape Canaveral launch pad ...

No matter what happens, we'll learn, refine and apply that knowledge to our next launch." The 320-foot New Glenn orbital-class rocket -- named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth ...

(AP) — John Glenn’s trailblazing legacy took flight ... the capsule contains a banner showing Glenn in his orange space shuttle launch suit — it’s the first thing the station astronauts ...