Before the induction ceremony of five space program heroes into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 1, 2004, former astronaut John Glenn Jr. is greeted with applause as he is introduced as a previous inductee. One of America's original Mercury Seven astronauts, in 1962 he became the first American to orbit the Earth. Twenty-six years later, at age 77, he spent nine days in space aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. The ceremony was held at the Apollo/Saturn V Center at KSC. .Credit: NASA via CNP
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