CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut John Glenn is greeted by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden at the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana joined Glenn and Bolden for the event. This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date February 17, 2012