3 days after John Glenn's landmark space flight, President John F. Kennedy met the astronaut at the Launch Operations Center (now @NASAKennedy) #OTD in 1962 to present Glenn with the NASA Distinguished Service Medal.
In February 1962, the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union was in full swing. Both nations had developed spacecraft to send humans into space and selected a group of pilots to fly those spacecraft.
Laid Back Country Picker performs "Amen John Glenn" from his upcoming album, "Go West." Available for preorder now, shipping Dec. 9th. Find out more at https...
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in reply to NASA • • •Amen John Glenn - Laid Back Country Picker | Live at The Down Home Grill | UHD 4K Performance
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