John Glenn's entire interview with Cronkite

On November 4, 1998, John Glenn talked to CBS News' Walter Cronkite from inside the space shuttle during a mission where astronauts would use the 77-year-old Glenn to study similarities between the symptoms of aging and the effects of Space on astronauts.

[bobstrauss]

John Glenn was a true hero, taking a risk being the first orbiting American astronaut, then going up again at 77 . A truly great man.

[rafaelmrochen]

goodbye space cowboy, you are a hero...you did this in a far past what currently is still the routine process

The Saturn 5 was designed for Mars not just the moon. However our gov didn’t want us pushing to fast so they cancelled Mars and built the space shuttle so we would slow down a bit. No need go faster.

[mismakabel]

John Glenn was the oldest person to orbit the Earth at the age of 77 years in 1998.

[SithRacer]

24 years ago....so years from then we'll be on mars.

Pfft we haven't even left LEO in 48 years.

[pattyengler]

Two fabulous personalities and quality humans...John Glenn and Walter Cronkite! Doesn't get better then those two!

[rafaelmrochen]

goodbye space cowboy, you are a space hero ... you did a mission in a far past what is currently still a routine process

[alfredroberthogan]

Michael Freedman executive produced from Houston the CBS Radio News Special Report that simulcast this interview with Walter Cronkite and John H. Glenn aboard the STS-95 space shuttle Discovery in Earth orbit on 4 November 1998. This was the final CNSR Walter Cronkite did for CBS Radio News.

[derpmcgerp]

Damn it. 2016 strikes again. Another death count.

[celesteryan]

Cronkite and Glenn were true heros to bad there is a return to the dark ages. Letting a child control the nuke codes weeping Willy