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February 21st, 2007
February 21st, 2007

Glenn: Space station getting shortchanged

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The country is not getting its money’s worth out of the international space station, John Glenn said Tuesday, the 45th anniversary of the day he became the first American to orbit the Earth.

• John Glenn marks 45th anniversary as the first American to orbit the Earth
• Glenn says it’s wrong to divert money away from the international space station
• He supports the president’s moon and Mars goals but not at the station’s expense
• Glenn made 3 trips around the Earth inside the Friendship 7 capsule

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/02/21/glenn.flight.ap/

February 21st, 2007
February 21st, 2007
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