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John Glenn's Historic Flight 60 Years Later

John Glenn's Historic Flight 60 Years Later

FromJFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation


John Glenn's Historic Flight 60 Years Later

FromJFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Mar 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Until John Glenn completed his orbital flight in 1962, the United States was trailing the Soviet Union when it came to spaceflight. Sixty years later, NASA continues to lead in space. We revisit Glenn’s historic trip and speak with astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson about how far NASA has come since Glenn and where it hopes to go next.  
Released:
Mar 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (89)

On October 16, 1962, President John F. Kennedy was told the Soviet Union was assembling nuclear warheads on the island of Cuba, just 90 miles from the Florida coastline. During the next 13 days and beyond, President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev would make decisions in a crisis that brought the world closer to all-out nuclear war than it has ever been. Today, we continue to live with the historic legacy of the Cuban Missile Crisis and its lessons of leadership, diplomacy, and ultimately, grace under pressure. Atomic Gambit takes a deep dive into the history, the players, and the pivotal moments that made this episode a turning point in world history. Atomic Gambit, a JFK35 podcast special series, takes a deep dive into the history, the players, and the pivotal moments that made this episode a turning point in world history.