Glenn marks 50 years since historic orbit of Earth

First Posted: 2/20/2012

Sen. John Glenn talks, via satellite, with the astronauts on the International Space Station, before the start of a roundtable discussion titled “Learning from the Past to Innovate for the Future” Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth, piloting Friendship 7 around it three times in 1962, and also became the oldest person in space, at age 77, by orbiting Earth with six astronauts aboard shuttle Discovery in 1998. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

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Glenn marks 50 years since historic orbit of Earth