John Glenn Holds Conference at NASM

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Summary

Senator John Glenn holds a news conference at the National Air and Space Museum for the 25th anniversary of his orbit around the Earth in the Mercury Friendship 7 spacecraft. Glenn also served on the National Air Museum Advisory Board in 1966.

Subject

  • Glenn, John 1921-
  • United States Congress
  • Project Mercury (U.S.)
  • National Air and Space Museum
  • National Air Museum Board

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 1, the "Torch," April 1987

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

February 19, 1987

Topic

  • Politicians
  • Anniversaries
  • Legislators
  • Celebrities and Dignitaries
  • Space sciences
  • Space flight
  • Manned space flight
  • Astronautics
  • Space travelers
  • News conferences
  • Astronauts
  • Space vehicles

Place

United States

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