nasa

earth

orbit

cape canaveral

glenn

kennedy space center

john

director

orbit earth

37 media by topic ∙ page 1 of 1
Syncom, the First Geosynchronous Satellite

Syncom, the First Geosynchronous Satellite

By 1960, Hughes, RCA and ATT were urging NASA to develop a different type of communications satellite. Hughes believed that geosynchronous satellites, which orbit Earth 22,300 miles (35,900 km) above the ground... More

NASA Press Conference Regarding Vostok 1 Flight

NASA Press Conference Regarding Vostok 1 Flight

(April 12, 1961) After the successful spaceflight of Yuri Gagarin, the first person to fly in space, as well as orbit Earth, NASA held a press conference at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC to respond to que... More

Astronaut John Glenn, Jr. - Insertion - Mercury Spacecraft - Cape

Astronaut John Glenn, Jr. - Insertion - Mercury Spacecraft - Cape

S62-00371 (20 Feb. 1962) --- Mercury astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) spaceflight, enters the Mercury "Friendship 7" spacecraft during the MA-6 prelaunch preparations at Cape Can... More

OFFICIAL PORTRAIT - ASTRONAUT GLENN, JOHN H., JR. - MSC

OFFICIAL PORTRAIT - ASTRONAUT GLENN, JOHN H., JR. - MSC

S62-05540 (December 1962) --- Official portrait of astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., the first American to orbit Earth in a Project Mercury spacecraft. Photo credit: NASA

Gemini 4 Astronauts Meet Yuri Gagarin

Gemini 4 Astronauts Meet Yuri Gagarin

(June 1965) Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin shakes hand with NASA's Gemini 4 astronauts, Edward H. White II and James A. McDivitt at the Paris International Air Show in June 1965. This first meeting between Gagar... More

SIMULATOR - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-4 - TEST - CAPE

SIMULATOR - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-4 - TEST - CAPE

S65-19576 (21 May 1965) --- Astronaut Edward H. White II, pilot of the Gemini-Titan 4 prime crew, goes through a wet mock simulation exercise as part of the checkout procedure for the Gemini-4 spaceflight. The ... More

Astronaut Edward White being weighed and balanced in spacecraft seat

Astronaut Edward White being weighed and balanced in spacecraft seat

S65-19585 (21 May 1965) --- Astronaut James A. McDivitt, command pilot for the Gemini-Titan 4 prime crew, participates in a weight and balance test during a wet mock simulation exercise at Cape Kennedy, Florida... More

Official STS-4 Crew _Patch. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

Official STS-4 Crew _Patch. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space ce...

S82-29695 (April 1982) --- This oval shaped artwork is the insignia for the fourth Space Transportation System (STS-4) flight in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) space shuttle Columbia... More

Astronaut John Hershel Glenn in his Mercury spacesuit. (NASA MA6-48)

Astronaut John Hershel Glenn in his Mercury spacesuit. (NASA MA6-48)

S87-41328 (February 1962) --- Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) pilot. EDITOR'S NOTE: Astronaut Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA

STS-95 mission specialist Senator John Glenn in FFT on 05-08-98

STS-95 mission specialist Senator John Glenn in FFT on 05-08-98

98-E-04404 (8 May 1998) --- U.S. Sen. John H. Glenn Jr. (D.-Ohio) takes a picture with a 35mm camera while standing in front of one of the Shuttle mockup/training facilities at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). G... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft successfully launches at 2:47:41 a.m. EDT aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Designed and built by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., the 2,138-pound (970-kilogram) spacecraft was placed into an elliptical Earth orbit 63 minutes after launch. About 19 minutes later the mission operations team at APL acquired a signal from the spacecraft through the Deep Space Network antenna station in Goldstone, Calif., and by 5:45 a.m. EDT Mission Director Dr. Robert W. Farquhar of the Applied Physics Lab confirmed the craft was operating normally and ready to carry out its early orbit maneuvers. CONTOUR will orbit Earth until Aug. 15, when it is scheduled to fire its main engine and enter a comet-chasing orbit around the sun. The mission's flexible four-year plan includes encounters with comets Encke (Nov. 12, 2003) and Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 (June 19, 2006), though it can add an encounter with a "new" and scientifically valuable comet from the outer solar system, should one be discovered in time for CONTOUR to fly past it. CONTOUR's four scientific instruments will take detailed pictures and measure the chemical makeup of each comet's nucleus -- a chunk of ice and rock -- while analyzing the surrounding gas and dust. KSC-02pp1126

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) s...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft successfully launches at 2:47:41 a.m. EDT aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Designed and... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft successfully launches at 2:47:41 a.m. EDT aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Designed and built by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., the 2,138-pound (970-kilogram) spacecraft was placed into an elliptical Earth orbit 63 minutes after launch. About 19 minutes later the mission operations team at APL acquired a signal from the spacecraft through the Deep Space Network antenna station in Goldstone, Calif., and by 5:45 a.m. EDT Mission Director Dr. Robert W. Farquhar of the Applied Physics Lab confirmed the craft was operating normally and ready to carry out its early orbit maneuvers. CONTOUR will orbit Earth until Aug. 15, when it is scheduled to fire its main engine and enter a comet-chasing orbit around the sun. The mission's flexible four-year plan includes encounters with comets Encke (Nov. 12, 2003) and Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 (June 19, 2006), though it can add an encounter with a "new" and scientifically valuable comet from the outer solar system, should one be discovered in time for CONTOUR to fly past it. CONTOUR's four scientific instruments will take detailed pictures and measure the chemical makeup of each comet's nucleus -- a chunk of ice and rock -- while analyzing the surrounding gas and dust. KSC-02pp1125

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) s...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft successfully launches at 2:47:41 a.m. EDT aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Designed and... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft successfully launches at 2:47 a.m. EDT aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Designed and built by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., the 2,138-pound (970-kilogram) spacecraft was placed into an elliptical Earth orbit 63 minutes after launch. About 19 minutes later the mission operations team at APL acquired a signal from the spacecraft through the Deep Space Network antenna station in Goldstone, Calif., and by 5:45 a.m. EDT Mission Director Dr. Robert W. Farquhar of the Applied Physics Lab confirmed the craft was operating normally and ready to carry out its early orbit maneuvers. CONTOUR will orbit Earth until Aug. 15, when it is scheduled to fire its main engine and enter a comet-chasing orbit around the sun. The mission's flexible four-year plan includes encounters with comets Encke (Nov. 12, 2003) and Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 (June 19, 2006), though it can add an encounter with a "new" and scientifically valuable comet from the outer solar system, should one be discovered in time for CONTOUR to fly past it. CONTOUR's four scientific instruments will take detailed pictures and measure the chemical makeup of each comet's nucleus -- a chunk of ice and rock -- while analyzing the surrounding gas and dust. KSC-02pd1121

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spac...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft successfully launches at 2:47 a.m. EDT aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Designed and bui... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A third-quarter moon is the only visible element in the sky as NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft successfully launches at 2:47 a.m. EDT aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Designed and built by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., the 2,138-pound (970-kilogram) spacecraft was placed into an elliptical Earth orbit 63 minutes after launch. About 19 minutes later the mission operations team at APL acquired a signal from the spacecraft through the Deep Space Network antenna station in Goldstone, Calif., and by 5:45 a.m. EDT Mission Director Dr. Robert W. Farquhar of the Applied Physics Lab confirmed the craft was operating normally and ready to carry out its early orbit maneuvers. CONTOUR will orbit Earth until Aug. 15, when it is scheduled to fire its main engine and enter a comet-chasing orbit around the sun. The mission's flexible four-year plan includes encounters with comets Encke (Nov. 12, 2003) and Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 (June 19, 2006), though it can add an encounter with a "new" and scientifically valuable comet from the outer solar system, should one be discovered in time for CONTOUR to fly past it. CONTOUR's four scientific instruments will take detailed pictures and measure the chemical makeup of each comet's nucleus -- a chunk of ice and rock -- while analyzing the surrounding gas and dust. KSC-02pd1123

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A third-quarter moon is the only visible ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A third-quarter moon is the only visible element in the sky as NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft successfully launches at 2:47 a.m. EDT aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft successfully launches at 2:47 a.m. EDT aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Designed and built by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., the 2,138-pound (970-kilogram) spacecraft was placed into an elliptical Earth orbit 63 minutes after launch. About 19 minutes later the mission operations team at APL acquired a signal from the spacecraft through the Deep Space Network antenna station in Goldstone, Calif., and by 5:45 a.m. EDT Mission Director Dr. Robert W. Farquhar of the Applied Physics Lab confirmed the craft was operating normally and ready to carry out its early orbit maneuvers. CONTOUR will orbit Earth until Aug. 15, when it is scheduled to fire its main engine and enter a comet-chasing orbit around the sun. The mission's flexible four-year plan includes encounters with comets Encke (Nov. 12, 2003) and Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 (June 19, 2006), though it can add an encounter with a "new" and scientifically valuable comet from the outer solar system, should one be discovered in time for CONTOUR to fly past it. CONTOUR's four scientific instruments will take detailed pictures and measure the chemical makeup of each comet's nucleus -- a chunk of ice and rock -- while analyzing the surrounding gas and dust. KSC-02pd1122

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spac...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft successfully launches at 2:47 a.m. EDT aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Designed and bui... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Glenn shake hands with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden right and Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida left at the conclusion of the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for Kennedy employees. This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1410

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Gl...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Glenn shake hands with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden right and Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida left at the ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut John Glenn, left, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden share a laugh during the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1401

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut John Glenn, left, and NASA A...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut John Glenn, left, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden share a laugh during the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Cen... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut John Glenn is greeted by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden at the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana joined Glenn and Bolden for the event. This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1397

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut John Glenn is greeted by NAS...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut John Glenn is greeted by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden at the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Former U.S. Senator and Mercury astronaut John Glenn awaits the start of the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The event also featured Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana. This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1395

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Former U.S. Senator and Mercury astronaut John...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Former U.S. Senator and Mercury astronaut John Glenn awaits the start of the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The ev... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida listen as Center Director Bob Cabana, Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Glenn, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden share their spaceflight memories during the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for employees. This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1404

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Fl...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida listen as Center Director Bob Cabana, Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Glenn, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden share t... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter talks to Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, during the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Mercury astronaut John Glenn and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden joined Carpenter and Cabana for the event. This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1407

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter talks to Bob...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter talks to Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, during the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for employees at NASA'... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, right, listens as Mercury astronaut John Glenn speaks to employees during the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1402

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, right, list...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, right, listens as Mercury astronaut John Glenn speaks to employees during the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation at NASA's Kennedy Space Cen... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter takes his seat on stage in the training auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for employees. Joining Carpenter for the event were fellow Mercury astronaut John Glenn, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana. This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1405

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter takes his se...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter takes his seat on stage in the training auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for e... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, shakes the hand of Mercury astronaut John Glenn as NASA Administrator Charles Bolden applauds at the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for Kennedy employees. Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter joined Glenn, Bolden and Cabana for the event. This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1398

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space C...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, shakes the hand of Mercury astronaut John Glenn as NASA Administrator Charles Bolden applauds at the "50 Years of American... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter's wife, Patricia Carpenter, left, and children listen during the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. John Glenn and fellow Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter were joined by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Center Director Bob Cabana on stage in Kennedy's training auditorium. This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1394

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter's wife, Patr...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter's wife, Patricia Carpenter, left, and children listen during the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Cen... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida listen as Center Director Bob Cabana, Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Glenn, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden share their spaceflight memories during the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for employees. This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1409

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Fl...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida listen as Center Director Bob Cabana, Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Glenn, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden share t... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The training auditorium is filled to capacity at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where Mercury astronauts John Glenn and Scott Carpenter were joined by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Center Director Bob Cabana for the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation. This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1396

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The training auditorium is filled to capacity ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The training auditorium is filled to capacity at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where Mercury astronauts John Glenn and Scott Carpenter were joined by NASA Administrator Charles... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter share the stage during the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Mercury astronaut John Glenn and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden joined Carpenter and Cabana for the event. This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1406

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space C...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter share the stage during the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for employe... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- From left to right, Center Director Bob Cabana, Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Glenn, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden share the stage during the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1403

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- From left to right, Center Director Bob Cabana...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- From left to right, Center Director Bob Cabana, Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Glenn, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden share the stage during the "50 Years of Americans... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, shakes the hand of Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter at the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for Kennedy employees. Mercury astronaut John Glenn and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden joined Carpenter and Cabana for the event. This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1399

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space C...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, shakes the hand of Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter at the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for Kennedy empl... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- It's "standing room only" in the training auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where Mercury astronauts John Glenn and Scott Carpenter were joined by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Center Director Bob Cabana for the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for employees. This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1408

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- It's "standing room only" in the training audi...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- It's "standing room only" in the training auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where Mercury astronauts John Glenn and Scott Carpenter were joined by NASA Administrator ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Glenn, and Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, stand for applause at the conclusion of the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for Kennedy employees. This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1411

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Mercury ast...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Glenn, and Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, stand for applause at the conclu... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Center Director Bob Cabana, left, Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Glenn, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden applaud during the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for Kennedy employees. This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1400

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Cen...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Center Director Bob Cabana, left, Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Glenn, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden applaud during the "... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Annie Glenn, right, wife of Mercury astronaut John Glenn, and their children listen during the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. John Glenn and fellow Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter were joined by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Center Director Bob Cabana on stage in Kennedy's training auditorium. This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1393

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Annie Glenn, right, wife of Mercury astronaut ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Annie Glenn, right, wife of Mercury astronaut John Glenn, and their children listen during the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Center ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Glenn pause for a handshake at the conclusion of the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Center Director Bob Cabana joined Carpenter and Glenn for the event. This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1412

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Gl...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Glenn pause for a handshake at the conclusion of the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Cente... More

ISS047e152844 (06/14/2016) --- Expedition 47 robotic arm operator astronaut Tim Kopra of NASA commanded the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm to release the Cygnus spacecraft at 9:30 a.m. EDT June 14, 2016 while the space station was flying above Paraguay. Earlier, ground controllers detached Cygnus from the station and maneuvered it into place for its departure. After Cygnus is a safe distance away, ground controllers at Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio will initiate the sequence for Saffire-1, and controllers at Orbital ATK in Dulles, Virginia, will activate the experiment. Cygnus will continue to orbit Earth for up to eight days as it transmits hi-resolution imagery and data from the Saffire experiment. iss047e152844

ISS047e152844 (06/14/2016) --- Expedition 47 robotic arm operator astr...

ISS047e152844 (06/14/2016) --- Expedition 47 robotic arm operator astronaut Tim Kopra of NASA commanded the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm to release the Cygnus spacecraft at 9:30 a.m. EDT ... More

ISS047e152988 (06/14/2016) --- Cygnus Spacecraft on its way back to Earth. Expedition 47 robotic arm operator NASA astronaut Tim Kopra of NASA commanded the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm to release the Cygnus spacecraft on 16 June 2016 while the space station was flying above Paraguay. Earlier, ground controllers detached Cygnus from the station and maneuvered it into place for its departure. After Cygnus is a safe distance away, ground controllers at Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio will initiate the sequence for Saffire-1, and controllers at Orbital ATK in Dulles, Virginia, will activate the experiment. Cygnus will continue to orbit Earth for up to eight days as it transmits hi-resolution imagery and data from the Saffire experiment. iss047e152988

ISS047e152988 (06/14/2016) --- Cygnus Spacecraft on its way back to Ea...

ISS047e152988 (06/14/2016) --- Cygnus Spacecraft on its way back to Earth. Expedition 47 robotic arm operator NASA astronaut Tim Kopra of NASA commanded the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm ... More