Fri, Mar 02, 2012
Cleveland State University Hosting The Commemorative
Program
NASA's Glenn Research Center will host an event today, March
2nd, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's orbital
flight, the first by an American.
"Celebrating John Glenn's Legacy: 50 Years of Americans in
Orbit" will be held at 1300 EST at Cleveland State University's
Wolstein Center, 2000 Prospect Ave., in Cleveland. More than 800
complimentary tickets were distributed to the general public for
this event through a lottery by Cleveland State University in
partnership with NASA Glenn.
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Glenn Director Ramon "Ray"
Lugo will provide remarks during the one-hour program, which will
include a welcome from Cleveland State University President Dr.
Ronald Berkman. Space shuttle mission STS-95 pilot Steve Lindsey
will pay tribute from the astronaut corps to Glenn. The program
will culminate with a keynote address by the guest of honor Sen.
John H. Glenn Jr. Musical performances will be provided by the
Cleveland Institute of Music, The Singing Angels and a soloist from
Cleveland State University's music program. Doors open at noon and
a special pre-program musical performance by the Cleveland
Institute of Music will begin at 1215, followed by a video tribute
to Glenn.
"This is a great opportunity for our community to come together
and celebrate the achievements of John Glenn," Lugo said. "We are
delighted to combine the 50th anniversary celebration with the
anniversary of the center renaming. The inspiration that John Glenn
gives to millions of people along with the pioneering spirit that
lives in the hearts of all who work at the center will continue to
keep our nation on the path of exploration and discovery."
On March 1, 1999, the Lewis Research Center was officially
renamed the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field in
recognition of Glenn's contributions to science, space and the
state of Ohio. As one of the original seven Mercury astronauts,
Glenn trained in 1960 at Lewis in the Multiple Axis Space Test
Inertia Facility.
Others attending the tribute event include agency officials,
Ohio astronauts, NASA employees and contractors, elected officials,
several hundred high school students throughout northeast Ohio, and
100 Twitter followers selected to participate in a day-long Tweetup
event that includes tours of NASA Glenn and its visitor center at
the Great Lakes Science Center.
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