He was the last surviving member of the original seven “Right Stuff” Mercury astronauts, which helped put the USA on an equal space footing with the Soviets.
The arrangements have been finalized for the local public memorials honoring John Glenn, the former astronaut and USA senator who died at the age of 95 Thursday.
The good folks over at Netflix have been making some major moves in the way of original programming. The first season of Stranger Things largely focused on the disappearance of Will Byers.
That remark drew derision from Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence committee. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, joined incoming Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of NY and Sen.
Trump has yet to take office, but President Obama’s disregard for intelligence reports and his commitment to ending the war in Iraq exclusively out of rigid ideological reasons may well have permitted ISIS to become the global threat it quickly became. “It...
Donald Trump has repeatedly said that he doesn’t accept the scientific fact that humans are contributing to catastrophic changes in the world’s climate.
The move comes just after Trump met with former Vice President Al Gore, who is an environmental activist, and said he had “an open mind” about honoring the Paris climate accords. According to Duncan, Gen. Kelly insisted to his fellow soldiers that their mission was to...
Glenn became a national hero in 1962 when he became the first American to orbit the Earth. In an effort to allow NASA scientists to study the possible connections between aging and space travel, Glenn was launched into orbit for a nine-day mission as part of the crew of the space...
This particular background was a likely factor in Trump’s final decision to nominate Gen. Kelly, since he has firsthand experience dealing with issues on the southern border.
He flew a total of 149 combat missions in those two wars, earning him numerous citations and medals for valor. On July 16th 1957, he broke the transcontinental speed record, taking off from Los Alamitos Naval Air Station in California, and touching down just over 3 hours and 23...