FamedMercury astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, is urgingNASA to keep its space shuttles flying beyond their planned 2010 retirement tofill a gap in U.S spaceflight ...

Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth and returned to space in 1998 aboard a Space Shuttle flight. (Image credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz, Mark Sowa) On Oct. 29, 1998, Glenn returned to space.

Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, said little if any money will be saved by canceling the shuttle program, considering all the millions of dollars going to Russia for rocket rides ...

The John and Annie Glenn Museum is gearing up to host its annual Space Days Camp on July 14 and 15. This year’s theme is ...

Living legend John Glenn says America should keep flying its space shuttle fleet rather than paying Russia to haul Americans to and from the International Space Station. IE 11 is not supported.

CAPE CANAVERAL A grinning John Glenn whooped “Zero-G and I feel fine” yesterday after rocketing back into history as the oldest man ever to fly in space. The 77-year-old space veteran and six ...

“But if John Glenn can go back to space at age 77,” the old ... and Story Musgrave did likewise for over-60s on space shuttle Columbia in late 1996. John Glenn becomes the oldest person ...

John Glenn said Monday the Obama administration should keep the space shuttle flying until a replacement craft is developed.

Mercury astronaut and former Sen. John Glenn wants NASA’s space shuttles to keep flying until a reliable replacement is ready, no matter how long it takes. Glenn joined the national debate ...

Former Senator and astronaut John Glenn has joined the growing chorus urging Obama not to end NASA's manned space-flight program.