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In 1998--more than three decades after his Mercury flight--Glenn returned to space as part of the Space Shuttle Discovery STS-95 crew. Here, Glenn is participating in a simulated parachute drop during training for the mission.
February 17, 2012 4:00 AM PST
Photo by: NASA
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