VIDEO: "Your Share in Space"
Apr. 6, 1962 - “Your Share in Space,” is a film that explores the U.S. space program and discusses what NASA is trying to accomplish....
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- Mar 30, 2022
Mercury 7 Astronauts Appeal to President to Reverse Slayton Disqualification
Mar. 30, 1962 - Maj. Donald K. Slayton’s fellow astronauts have appealed to President Kennedy to reverse the decision disqualifying him...
- Mar 15, 2022
Heart Palpitation Condition Forces Maj. Slayton's Withdrawal from Next Orbital Flight
Mar. 15, 1962 - Major Donald K. Slayton (left) of the Air Force has been ordered for medical reasons to withdraw as the Project Mercury...
- Mar 14, 2022
Rowdy Youths Curse and Scuffle with John Glenn
Mar. 14, 1962 - A group of rowdy youths cursed and scuffled with Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. (pictured with his wife Annie) outside a...
- Mar 3, 2022
Col. Glenn Cheered in His Ohio Hometown
Mar. 3, 1962 - Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. almost lost his composure today when he received several tumultuous receptions in his...
- Mar 1, 2022
New York City Honors Col. John Glenn with Ticker-Tape Parade
Mar. 1, 1962 - New York poured out its affection for Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. today with bands, banners, and a blizzard of paper so...
- Feb 27, 2022
Glenn to Congress: Astronauts Will Die
Feb. 27, 1962 - Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. warned Congress today that men would lose their lives in the new national endeavor of...
- Feb 26, 2022
Glenn Gets Roaring Welcome Home
Feb. 26, 1962 - Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. and his family received a joyous, roaring welcome from their neighbors that almost got out...
- Feb 26, 2022
Caroline Kennedy to Col. Glenn: "Where's the Monkey?"
Feb. 26, 1962 - Lieut. Col. John Glenn Jr. told Congress today that President Kennedy’s 4-year-old daughter, Caroline, seems to have him...
- Feb 26, 2022
Colonel Glenn Cheered Along Pennsylvania Avenue
Feb. 26, 1962 - Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. was cheered up Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol today by thousands of drenched spectators...
- Feb 25, 2022
All Seven Mercury Astronauts Headed to New York
Feb. 25, 1962 - All seven Mercury astronauts will come to New York City for the parade honoring Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. on...
- Feb 23, 2022
VIDEO: CBS-TV News Presentation on Glenn Spaceflight
Feb. 23, 1962 - Here is a special CBS News presentation on the historic flight of Lieut. Colonel John H. Glenn Jr. #nasa #nasabeyond...
- Feb 23, 2022
Colonel Glenn Appeared on 1957 Quiz Show
Feb. 23, 1962 - It would have been hard to convince anyone in a television quiz-show audience in New York a little more than four years...
- Feb 23, 2022
Glenn Returns to Cape Canaveral, Accepts Medal from President Kennedy
Feb. 23, 1962 - Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr., the first American to orbit the earth, returned to his take-off point today. He was...
- Feb 23, 2022
🚨NEW: Evening Report | February 23, 1962
Retro news capsule with vintage commercials. Click here to listen to full podcast. 🎙 Headlines: Astronaut John Glenn is honored at Cape...
- Feb 22, 2022
President Kennedy Brings Glenn Family to Florida
Feb. 22, 1962 - President Kennedy brought the Glenn family to Florida today on the way to a reunion with the head of the house — Lieut....
- Feb 22, 2022
NYC Plans "Great Welcome" for Mercury 7 Astronauts
Feb. 22, 1962 - New York City plans to give “one of the great welcomes of its history” to Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. and his fellow...
- Feb 21, 2022
Khrushchev Congratulates President Kennedy and Colonel Glenn
Feb. 21, 1962 - Soviet Premier Khrushchev called on the U.S. today to join its efforts with those of the Soviet Union in the conquest of...
- Feb 21, 2022
Colonel Glenn in "Excellent" Physical Condition Following Orbit
Feb. 21, 1962 - Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. was pronounced today by the Project Mercury physician, Lieut. Col. William Douglas, to be...
- Feb 21, 2022
Glenn Family Reunion on Tap in Florida
Feb. 21, 1962 - President Kennedy will turn his meeting with Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Friday into a...
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