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John Glenn achieved fame in 1962 as the first American to orbit the Earth. But in "John Glenn: A Memoir'' (Bantam, $27), written with Nick Taylor, we learn...
...explore. For 25,000 years, humans have been migrating and pushing into new places. Armstrong took it to new heights.John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, noted it was "the first time any human being set foot on a place other than...
ORONO, Maine (AP) -- Former astronaut and retired Ohio Sen. John Glenn says "the time for space tourism should still be off in the future." Glenn was asked Tuesday during a visit to the University...
...Eager, imaginative minds enjoy wondering how Lewis and Clark felt traveling up the Missouri River, what astronaut John Glenn was thinking as he orbited Earth or what it was like for Lt. Zebulon Pike to see Pikes Peak in Colorado for the first...
...Canaveral in Florida. I remember my excitement when John Glenn and the other astronauts embarked on their perilous journeys...lasts much longer than a few minutes, as it did with John Glenn and friends. It may continue for years. The same kid...
...space station. It was an auspicious start -- this was the first punctual launch for the space shuttle program since John Glenn's return to orbit in October 1998. What's more, Atlantis' climb to orbit was flawless, "which is kind of phenomenal...
...standardized tests. It continued in 2000, when a national commission on math and science teaching headed by former Ohio Sen. John Glenn issued a report asking if our children will be able to compete "in an integrated, global economy." The entirely predictable...
...the president from former President Jimmy Carter, former news anchor Walter Cronkite, former astronaut and senator John Glenn, scientist Stephen Hawking and several others asking the president to "develop a plan to reduce U.S. production...
...separately, Democratic elder statesmen such as Jody Powell, press secretary for President Carter, and former Ohio Sen. John Glenn and former Democratic Party chairman Robert Strauss. "Get used to it," Fleischer said, announcing that Bush would...
...my, there's stuff going on in the neighborhood."Only two of the original Mercury 7 astronauts are still alive. John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, could not attend the celebrations because of a death in the family. But Scott...