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‘American Legend’ Returned to Orbit Aboard Shuttle Discovery

‘American Legend’ Returned to Orbit Aboard Shuttle Discovery

“Liftoff of six astronaut heroes and one American legend,” said NASA Public Affairs commentator, Lisa Malone, as the Space Shuttle Discovery launched off in late 1998. America’s quintessential hero, John Glenn, was returning to space 36 years after he made history as the first of his compatriots to reach Earth orbit.