John Glenn Discovery Ceremony Annotated Remarks

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This collection consists of two versions of John Glenn's Discovery ceremony annotated remarks, 2012.

Discovery was the third Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle to fly in space. It entered service in 1984 and retired from spaceflight as the oldest and most accomplished orbiter, the champion of the shuttle fleet. Discovery flew on 39 Earth-orbital missions, spent a total of 365 days in space, and traveled almost 240 million kilometers (150 million miles)---more than the other orbiters. It shuttled 184 men and women into space and back, many of whom flew more than once, for a record-setting total crew count of 251. NASA transferred Discovery to the Smithsonian in April 2012 after a delivery flight over the nation's capital. During the Welcome Discovery Ceremony on April 19, 2012, Discovery was officially received by the Smithsonian and placed on permanent display, replacing the shuttle Enterprise in the Udvar-Hazy Center. A featured speaker at the ceremony was former astronaut and senator, John Glenn.

Identifier

NASM.2023.0016

Creator

Glenn, John Herschel, Jr., 1921-2016

Date

2012

Provenance

John Glenn Discovery Ceremony Annotated Remarks, John Glenn, Gift, 2022, NASM.2023.0016

Extent

0.01 Cubic feet (One legal folder.)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two versions of John Glenn's Discovery ceremony annotated remarks; the first four pages appear to be a draft, and the last twelve pages appear to be his actual remarks.

Arrangement note

One item.

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Citation

NASM.2023.0016, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

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Astronautics
Space flight
Space Shuttles, Discovery (OV-103)

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