Feb 21, 2022Kennedy Cautious on Soviet Proposal to Combine Space EffortsFeb. 21, 1962 - President Kennedy wrote Soviet Premier Khrushchev today that he hoped representatives of their two Governments could meet...
Feb 21, 2022MLB: Mets Fascinated by Glenn SpaceflightFeb. 20, 1962 - At 9:30 a.m., when the New York Mets’ second day of spring training was set to begin in St. Petersburg, Fla., most of the...
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...