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Space Shuttle Discovery (astronomy and space )

science · 29 October 1998 · 26 years ago

Space Shuttle Discovery Space Shuttle Discovery blasts-off with 77-year old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space. He became the first American to orbit Earth on February 20, 1962.

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