John Glenn and the ‘Problem’ of ‘Lady Astronauts’
100 years after the birth of John Glenn, a historian looks at how he inspired girls to want to go to space – but in line with the sexism of the early space program, he offered little encouragement
Posts tagged: Space Exploration
John Glenn Outlived Phyllis Diller and Nelson Mandela
Space hero John Glenn had died at age 95, after a long life that included stints as a fighter pilot in World War II and Korea, 24 years as a U.S. …..
Free NASA Photos
From the Flickr pages for NASA on the Commons, we have a photo gallery from the history of American space exploration.