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Astronauts: Past and Present

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Sep 05, 2008
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Astronauts: Past and Present
An all-star gathering of legendary American astronauts appeared in Cleveland Aug. 29, 2008 to celebrate NASA's 50th anniversary. John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon, Jim Lovell, veteran of two Apollo missions, and Kathryn Sullivan, the first woman to walk in space joined 15 others.

An all-star gathering of legendary American astronauts appeared in Cleveland Aug. 29, 2008 to celebrate NASA’s 50th anniversary. John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon, Jim Lovell, veteran of two Apollo missions, and Kathryn Sullivan, the first woman to walk in space joined 15 other astronauts from Ohio.
From left to right in the front row are Kenneth Cameron, Robert Springer, Neil Armstrong, John Glenn, James Lovell and Kathryn Sullivan.
From left to right in the middle row are Nancy Currie, Terence Henricks, Ronald Sega, Curt Brown, Gregory Harbaugh, Thomas Hennen and Carl Walz.
From left to right in the back row are Mary Weber, Michael Foreman, Michael Gernhardt, Kevin Kregel, Donald Thomas and Suni Williams.Image Credit: NASA