American astronaut John Glenn becomes the oldest person in space during the STS-95 mission on board the shuttle Discovery, 1998.
American astronaut John Glenn gives a thumbs up signal from the cockpit of an aircraft, three days before embarking on the STS-95 mission on the...
Setting moon is triangularly framed by Earth's thin blue limb and the Space Shuttle Discovery's starboard orbital manoeuvering system pod and its...
Japanese NASDA astronaut Chiaki Mukai works with plant sprouts on Space Shuttle Discovery, during shuttle mission STS-95, 29th October to 7th...
The seven STS-95 crewmembers pose for their traditional in-flight crew portrait (American NASA astronaut Curtis Brown , American NASA astronaut...
American NASA astronaut and politician John Glenn equipped with sleep monitoring equipment stands near his sleep station in the mid-deck area of the...
American NASA astronaut and politician John Glenn , assisted by Boeing's Lloyd Armintor and Lockheed's Carlous Gillis during a suit fit check at the...
American NASA astronaut Steven Lindsey sits at the commander's station of the Space Shuttle Discovery's forward flight deck during a minor engine...
American NASA astronaut and politician John Glenn seated in the cockpit of a T-38 Talon aircraft during shuttle mission STS-95 training at Kennedy...
American NASA astronaut and politician John Glenn looking through the viewfinder of a camera during a photography training session ahead of shuttle...
The STS-95 crew assigned to fly shuttle mission STS-95 aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, attend a press event at Johnson Space Center in Houston,...
American NASA astronaut and politician John Glenn seated in the cockpit of a T-38 Talon aircraft as fellow STS-95 crewmember American NASA astronaut...
American NASA astronaut and politician John Glenn , assisted by Lockheed's Carlous Gillis and Boeing's Lloyd Armintor, and watched by American NASA...
American NASA astronaut and politician John Glenn , assisted by Boeing suit technician Lloyd Armintor, during suit fitting at the flight equipment...
American NASA astronaut and politician John Glenn listens to instructions about camera usage from crew trainer David Williams during a training...
The crew of Space Shuttle Discovery , all wearing high altitude, partial pressure suits in a portrait ahead of shuttle mission STS-95 at Johnson...
The STS-95 crew takes time out from SPACEHAB familiarization activities at the SPACEHAB Payload Processing Facility, Cape Canaveral, to pose for a...
The STS-95 crew gathers at their traditional pre-launch breakfast in the Operations and Checkout Building. Seated from left are Chiaki Mukai, John H....
Mission Specialist Pedro Duque of Spain, with the European Space Agency, is helped with his flight suit by suit tech Tommy McDonald in the Operations...
After its Rotational Service Structure is rolled back, the Space Shuttle Discovery awaits the dawn of day on its scheduled day of launch on mission...
Shuttle astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, waves at well-wishers from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center October 27, 1998. The...
Shuttle astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, waves at well-wishers from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center October 27, 1998. The...
Shuttle astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, gives a thumbs up on his arrival at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility October...
Shuttle astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, reaches to embrace his wife, Annie on his arrival at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing...
Shuttle astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, talks to the media after the crew's arrival at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing...
Shuttle astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, embraces his son, David, on his arrival at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility...
Astronaut Curtis L. Brown Jr. , mission commander, stands by on Discovery's aft flight deck as U.S. Sen. John H. Glenn Jr., payload specialist, talks...
Sen. John H. Glenn Jr., payload specialist, works out on the ergometer device onboard Discoveryfrom orbit above earth November 4, 1998.
Astronaut Scott F. Parazynski , mission specialist, assists U.S. Sen. John H. Glenn Jr., payload specialist, with a chore onboard the Space Shuttle...
Sen. John H. Glenn Jr., checks out support equipment for an experiment during Flight Day 7 activity.from orbit above earth November 4, 1998.
Sen. John H. Glenn Jr., STS-95 payload specialist, checks over a notebook during Flight Day 7 activity aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery from orbit...
Sen. John H. Glenn Jr., payload specialist, smiles into the camera from aboard the space shuttle Discovery in orbit above earth October 31, 1998.
Sen. John H. Glenn Jr., payload specialist, focuses in on a target of opportunity as he participates in earth observations photography from orbit...
Crew Pedro Duque, Dr. Chiaki Mukai, Commander Curt Brown, Senator John Glenn, Steve Robinson, Pilot Steve Lindsey and Dr. Scott Parazynski during...
Crew Pedro Duque, Dr. Chiaki Mukai, Commander Curt Brown, Senator John Glenn, Steve Robinson, Pilot Steve Lindsey and Dr. Scott Parazynski during...
Five Astronauts Based At The Johnson Space Center And Two Payload Specialists Take A Break From Their Training Schedule To Pose For The Sts-95...
Portrait Of U.S. Senator John H. Glenn Jr. , Payload Specialist For Space Shuttle Sts-95. Glenn Is Wearing The Orange, Partial Pressure Launch And...
Trailing A Twisting White Column Of Exhaust Clouds Behind, Space Shuttle Discovery Shoots Into The Heavens On Mission Sts-95 October 29, 1998....
Trailing A Twisting White Column Of Exhaust Clouds Behind, Space Shuttle Discovery Shoots Into The Heavens On Mission Sts-95 October 29, 1998....
Backdropped Against The Blackness Of Space And Earth's Horizon, Spartan 201-05 Leaves The Cargo Bay Of The Space Shuttle Discovery. The Satellite...
Sts095--002 --- Five Astronauts Based At The Johnson Space Center And Two Payload Specialists Take A Break From Their Training Schedule To Pose For...
Landing, Florida, USA, 1998. Orbiter Discovery is riding on its main landing gear as it lowers its nose wheel after touching down on Runway 33 at the...
The Discovery Space Shuttle launch, STS-95, Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 29 October 1998. The seven crew included Senator John Glenn.
The STS-95 crew pose after successfully completing a pre-launch countdown exercise on Space Shuttle Discovery. Standing from left to right are...
Crew members exit the Operations & Checkout Building after suiting up for their practice countdown at Launch Pad 39-B. Pictured are Mission...
The early morning light reveals STS-95 Space Shuttle Discovery, on the Mobile Launch Platform, on its 6-hour, 4.2-mile trek to Launch Pad from the...
The early morning light reveals STS-95 Space Shuttle Discovery, on the Mobile Launch Platform, on its 6-hour, 4.2-mile trek to Launch Pad from the...
The early morning light reveals STS-95 Space Shuttle Discovery, on the Mobile Launch Platform, on its 6-hour, 4.2-mile trek to Launch Pad from the...
The early morning light reveals STS-95 Space Shuttle Discovery, on the Mobile Launch Platform, on its 6-hour, 4.2-mile trek to Launch Pad from the...
The early morning light reveals STS-95 Space Shuttle Discovery, on the Mobile Launch Platform, on its 6-hour, 4.2-mile trek to Launch Pad from the...
Trailing a twisting white column of exhaust clouds behind, Space Shuttle Discovery shoots into the heavens on mission STS-95 October 29, 1998....
President Bill Clinton and first lady Hillary watch the Space Shuttle Discovery carrying Senator John Glenn lift off October 29, 1998 at the Kennedy...
Shuttle Discovery crew leave the Operations and Checkout Building in their flight suits for their trip to Launch Pad October 29, 1998. Leading the...
Trailing a twisting white column of exhaust clouds behind, Space Shuttle Discovery shoots into the heavens on mission STS-95 October 29, 1998....
Trailing a twisting white column of exhaust clouds behind, Space Shuttle Discovery shoots into the heavens on mission STS-95 October 29, 1998....
Shuttle astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. , senator from Ohio, poses with his son, David, daughter, Lyn, and his wife, Annie, after landing at Kennedy...
Senator John Glenn, a little unstable on his feet after landing on the space shuttle Discovery, shakes hands with NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin...
After leaving the Crew Transport Vehicle, members of the Discovery crew take a close look at the orbiter that carried them for nine days and 3.6...
Charles Precourt , chief of the Astronaut office in Houston, and Daniel Goldin , NASA administrator, welcome back to Earth Senator John H. Glenn Jr.,...
Administrator Daniel Goldin , welcome back to Earth Senator John H. Glenn Jr. And the astronauts from a successful mission aboard orbiter Discovery...
Backdropped against the blackness of space and Earth's horizon, Spartan 201-05 leaves the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Discovery. The satellite...
Backdropped against the blackness of space and Earth's horizon, Spartan 201-05 leaves the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Discovery. The satellite...
Members of the STS-95 crew and their families prepare for their return flight to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, at the Skid Strip at...
Sen. John H. Glenn drinks from a rehydratable beverage tube during a busy day of medical tests onboard the space shuttle Discovery October 30, 1998...
Sen. John H. Glenn during his first day in space watches a flashlight float past him onboard the space shuttle Discovery October 29, 1998 orbiting...
John Hershel Glenn, Jr., the first U.S. Astronaut to orbit the Earth in 1962. In 1998, he became the oldest person to ever travel in space when he...
Diver William Clint Johnson assists American NASA astronaut and politician John Glenn floats in a life raft during emergency bailout training at the...
American NASA astronaut and politician John Glenn during a briefing on the Shuttle emergency escape pole trainer/mockup at the Johnson Space Center...
In the SPACEHAB Payload Processing Facility , STS-95 Mission Specialist Scott Parazynski, M.D., and Payload Specialist John Glenn , who is a senator...
In the SPACEHAB Payload Processing Facility , Cape Canaveral, STS-95 Payload Specialist John Glenn, who is a senator from Ohio, is a willing subject...
Payload Specialist John Glenn , who is a senator from Ohio, shares an amusing moment with KSC workers in the background and Payload Specialist Chiaki...
Payload Specialist John Glenn , who is a senator from Ohio, and Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai , who represents the National Space Development...
Payload Specialist John Glenn , who is a senator from Ohio, and Mission Specialist Pedro Duque of Spain, who represents the European Space Agency ,...
New York City Mayor Giuliani, right, with John Glenn and the astronauts from the STS-95 mission as they are honored at a parade November 16, 1998 in...
New York City Mayor Giuliani, right, with John Glenn and the astronauts from the STS-95 mission as they are honored at a parade November 16, 1998 in...
Senator John Glenn prepares for his space mission at the Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, 1997. As part of the crew of Space Shuttle flight...
American astronaut John Glenn gives of press conference at the Johnson Space Center with members of the STS-95 mission.
John Glenn stands beside Texas Governor George W. Bush and fellow astronaut Curtis L. Brown during a ceremony following Glenn's STS-95 shuttle...
President Bill Clinton And First Lady Hillary Watch The Space Shuttle Discovery Carrying Senator John Glenn Lift Off October 29, 1998 At The Kennedy...
Archival Photo Of Original 7 Astronauts In Mercury Space Suits. Front Row, Left To Right, Are Walter M. Schirra Jr., Donald K. Slayton, John H. Glenn...
