Discovery Channel airs John Glenn tribute tonight
John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth during the height of the space race. He was a pioneer, an aviation icon and American hero. Discovery Channel will pay tribute to Glenn with a special encore More...
Day in History: John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth
On this day in 1962, John Hershel Glenn Jr. is successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, into space aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft on the first orbital flight by an American astronaut. Glenn was among More...
