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20 de mar. de 2008 · On October 29, 1998, the first American to orbit the Earth made history again. John Glenn became the oldest man to fly in space by serving as a payload specialist on STS-95 aboard the space shuttle Discovery.
- John H. Glenn - NASA
In 1998, Glenn flew on the STS-95 Discovery shuttle flight,...
- 25 Years Ago: STS-95, John Glenn Returns to Space - NASA
On Oct. 29, 1998, NASA astronaut John H. Glenn made history...
- John H. Glenn - NASA
In 1998, at age 77, Glenn flew on Space Shuttle Discovery 's STS-95 mission, making him the oldest person to enter Earth orbit, the only person to fly in both the Mercury and the Space Shuttle programs, and the first Member of Congress to visit space since Congressman Bill Nelson (D-FL) in 1986.
29 de oct. de 2018 · With one flight in 1962 and another in 1998, John Glenn uniquely bridged two eras in space history and left his mark in each. Involving him in such experiments gave NASA a plausible reason to assign John Glenn as a payload specialist on the STS-95 SPACEHAB mission, which was loaded with life science and microgravity experiments.
It was the 25th flight of Discovery and the 92nd mission flown since the start of the Space Shuttle program in April 1981. It was a highly publicized mission due to former Project Mercury astronaut and United States Senator John H. Glenn Jr. 's return to space for his second space flight.
29 de oct. de 2009 · Nearly four decades after he became the first American to orbit the Earth, Senator John Herschel Glenn Jr. is launched into space again as a payload specialist aboard the space shuttle...
