Tag: Friendship 7

  • John Glenn remembered

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    STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Members of the public pay their respects to former astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn as he lies in repose, under a United States Marine honor guard, in the Rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on Friday. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls In an emotional remembrance, John Glenn was…

  • Bridging the past and future on the shoulders of the Atlas rocket

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    Two generations of manned Atlas rockets. Launch of John Glenn (left) and concept of Starliner (right). Credit: NASA and Boeing CAPE CANAVERAL — On top of an Atlas rocket, the place where orbital spaceflight for American astronauts began, will sit Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to launch humans into space starting next year. It was Feb. 20,…