The John Glenn and STS-95 Video File |
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Glenn, crewmates given heroes' homecoming in Houston
CNN's Tony Clark reports on the Discovery crew's first day back
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Interview in space
CNN's Miles O'Brien and Walter Cronkite interview Glenn and Curtis Brown during the shuttle mission. CNN Interactive readers asked two of the questions posed to the astronauts.
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Shuttle launch
Discovery lifted off at 2:19 p.m October 29 |
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Eating in space: From tubes of applesauce to shrimp cocktail
CNN's Miles O'Brien reports |
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Astronaut Chiaki Mukai takes the spotlight in Japan. CNN's Marina Kamimura reports |
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Discovery carries first Spanish astronaut to space CNN's Al Goodman reports |
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CNN's Miles O'Brien describes the shuttle mission |
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NASA coverage of Glenn suiting up, entering the shuttle, and being strapped into his seat |
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Watch the crew leave for the trip to the shuttle |
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Is John Glenn's participation merely a public relations stunt for NASA?
CNN's Mark Potter reports |
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How will the data gathered on the shuttle be useful to those of us on Earth?
CNN's Dr. Steve Salvatore reports |
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An overview of the aging experiments aboard STS-95 CNN's Miles O'Brien reports from the launch site |
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What drives hoardes of shuttle-loving folks to Cape Canaveral to watch shuttle
launches religiously? CNN's John Zarrella on "shuttlemania" |
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It was a time of optimism and scientists rose to the occasion as they strived for that well defined goal. Garrick Utley reports on the beginnings of the space program.
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How would the crew eject from the shuttle if needed?
Glenn trains for ocean parachute landing |
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What happens if the crew has to evacuate the shuttle while still on the pad?
Glenn practices emergency escape from shuttle |
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How would the crew escape from the launch pad after evacuating the shuttle during an emergency?
Glenn practices escape in an armored vehicle |
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How do the astronauts prepare for the G-force they will experience aboard the shuttle?
Glenn undergoes G-force simulation in a T-38 jet |
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Glenn on the Mercury days, old age and the space program of the 90's
NASA interviews Glenn |
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Launch scenes from 1962
Glenn lifts off on historic mission to orbit Earth |
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Splashdown in 1962
Glenn lands in ocean after famous flight |
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