We had 83 different space research projects on my last space flight in '98, and they covered the whole gamut. John Glenn coverflightgamut Change image and share on social
The conquest of space is not merely a technological project of interest to a handful of select scientists and specialists, valuable though that research and information may be. John Glenn conquesthandfulinformation Change image and share on social
If you go to the Air and Space Museum in Washington, you can see the burn patterns on Friendship 7. John Glenn airburnfriendship Change image and share on social
One of the first things I learned in the Marine Corps is that any military mission has to be defined as precisely as you can possibly define it, and then you size the force and equipment force to accomplish that mission without fail. John Glenn accomplishcorpsdefine share on social
I have no political affiliations and have always and do now consider myself an independent. John Glenn affiliationindependentpolitical Change image and share on social
I do not have to watch late-night television, watch a movie, to find out what combat is like. John Glenn combatfindlate Change image and share on social
As far as trying to analyze all the attention I received, I will leave that to others. John Glenn analyzeattentionleave Change image and share on social
When the new becomes commonplace, people become accustomed to it. That's a tribute to our sense of adventure. John Glenn accustomadventurecommonplace Change image and share on social
This is a day we have managed to avoid for a quarter of a century. John Glenn avoidcenturyday Change image and share on social
You should run your life not by the calendar but how you feel, and what you're interests are and ambitions. John Glenn ambitioncalendarfeel Change image and share on social
