S98-02045
June 8, 2011
U.S. Sen. John H. Glenn Jr. (D.-Ohio) is given a briefing on the Shuttle emergency escape pole trainer/mockup at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Named as a crew member for STS-95 scheduled later this year aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, Glenn has begun preliminary familiarization, suit fitting and training at the Houston NASA facility.
Topics:
Lyndon B. Johnson, Manned spacecraft, Human spaceflight, STS-95, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Space Shuttle
