Feb 20, 2022Pilot Who Circled Globe in 1924 Calls Glenn Spaceflight "A Remarkable Thing"Feb. 20, 1962 - Leigh Wade (pictured third from left in 1924) got out of bed at 6:30 a.m. today to watch on television as Lieut. Col....
Feb 20, 2022The TV Voice of the Spaceflight: Lieutenant Colonel John "Shorty" PowersFeb. 20, 1962 - One of the voices most frequently heard around the world today was that of a 5-foot-6, 39-year-old former bomber pilot...
Feb 20, 2022President Kennedy's Statement on Glenn SpaceflightFeb. 20, 1962 - Following is the text of President Kennedy’s statement on Colonel Glenn’s flight: “I know that I express the great...
Feb 20, 2022The World Follows Glenn SpaceflightFeb. 20, 1962 - The orbital flight of Colonel Glenn proved today to be a sort of super goodwill tour. Expressions of sympathy, pride and...