Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Happy Earth Orbit 50th Anniversary to John Glenn

What an honor and a privilege it was to meet astronaut and former U.S. Senator John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit the earth, in Cocoa Beach on the 50th anniversary of his historic achievement. From left to right above: Alana, John Glenn and Kim Cone, Executive Director and Vice President of the Avet Project. (And, yes, that is fellow astronaut Scott Carpenter in the background.)