John Glenn's 42 Year Anniversary

(Photo courtesy of Nick Greene on http://www.about.com/)

Forty-two years ago today, John Glenn launched from Cape Canaveral, making America's first orbital flight (2/20/1962). He piloted the Mercury-Atlas 6 Friendship 7 spacecraft on the first manned orbital mission of the United States.
http://space.about.com/b/2004/02/20/john-glenn-first-american-to-orbit-earth.htm

--Elizabeth
http://www.bluefizzure.com/

NASA Glenn Research Center (Cleveland, Ohio)

I get notifications from NASA's Glenn Research Center (located in Cleveland, Ohio). I came really close to actually going there, due to a two-hour business trip layover in Cleveland on the way to North Carolina last fall. Not quite enough time to hop a cab and quick run over without the risk of missing my plane. The photo I attached is sadly one I took with my camera phone of what I could see of NASA Glenn from where I stood in front of the glass windows in the airport, feeling quite sad. I do plan on going there in the future for a weekend.

You can learn more about NASA Glenn by visiting their website:

www.nasa.gov/glenn

--Elizabeth
http://www.bluefizzure.com/

NASA Edge

You know who NASA is, right? And you know what NASA is an acronym for?

Right?

And, no, it's not "Never Any Space Available"

Check out the awesome vodcasts created by Chris, Blair, Franklin, and Jacky, for an inside and outside look at all things NASA. It is an incredibly fun way to catch up on all the interesting projects that NASA is currently working on.

www.nasa.gov/nasaedge

They are also on Facebook.

The above photo is from an episode about SOFIA (the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) and how Blair could be the first medianaut onboard, playing at the piano bar. See, his master's degree in film is paying off! :)

--Elizabeth
http://www.bluefizzure.com/