Congratulations Mr. Glenn. Well done and a salute to all of the men and women of NASA through the years.

Senator Glenn may be 90 years old, but I think he would make a good President right now.

To think guys like Chris Brown get more media then John Glenn makes me sick.

Are you saying John Glen is more important than Whitney Houston?

He sat in a tin can perched atop a pile of volatile fuel that was to be purposely ignited and propelled into the unknown. For science and country. Hero is the only word that fits.

Great Job John ! I remember the Day , and I was also in New Concord Ohio when your returned there for your Home Town Parade , you made us all feel like we were part of your trip.

God Speed , and a continue good life

As Americans we all are looking for the type of man that we need as the next President of the United States. The type of man we are looking for is a man just like John Glen. He is obviously extremely intelligent; brave beyond description; honest; sincere; well spoken, and has a commanding presence. All the things the current presidential candidates, and I'm sorry Mr. President, are all lacking. Even at age 90 he could handle all the challenges of the job in this year of our Lord 2012. Few men have his abilities. A truly remarkable American no less so than a Washington;or a Lincoln.

I had the privaledge to see and hear John Glen in person .... Great stories to tell./

As they say in Germany at the time .... "Mus-ta been @!$%#-in in zee paants un der fuuK**n ride" ...wow . Pullin 8 g's .... wonder if he passwed out at any point ?

This was definbitely seat of your pants flyin literally.

Mr. Glenn is an American hero! I'm so glad to see him being commemorated, although I think he deserves a lot more fanfare than he's received. I was very young when he went into space the first time, which was a very exciting time for us all, and remember well how exciting it was to see him return to space in 1998. I'd love to see him have the chance to visit the space station as well!

I echo the other comments here. To be sure, no one is without flaws and the brave men that first left the bounds of Earth certainly had theirs too. But, these men, not only took enormous risks, but they did so because they had a great sense of patriotism, belief in their fellow teammates and love for their country.

It should also be said that, while Glenn got the tickertape parade and is getting the spotlight now, there were literally thousands of dedicated NASA and contractor personnel who made it their mission to get him up there and safely home again.

Congratulations to all! May those days come again!

I probably watched this "live".....laying on the living room rug & propped up on my elbows at age 6. I certainly remember many other launches on the ol' black & white set. Same position ( with a pillow & blanket ) as I watched the first images of Armstrong & Aldrin setting foot on the moon in 1969. I sure do miss that stuff. Back when America had a "FUTURE"......Not to say we no longer have one......but.......it seems like we've lost our imagination & desire to do anything other than tread water.......while OTHER countries move ahead without us.

I watched every Mercury, Gemini and Apollo mission. In the early days, my dad had a television business and brought a TV into my second grade classroom so we could watch the launch. I was incredibly inspired by the space program--I wish we had that vision today.

I have been a pilot for 42 years having soloed just two months after Apollo 11. I'm just impressed that Col. Glenn can still pass the FAA medical at age 90-- I hope that I still have that long to fly.

You want to be impressed, spend some time talking to one of these astronauts of the past. I got an opportunity at the Space Hall of Fame in NM in the late 70's. Get ready to be humbled by their intellect and blown away by their humility. The "right stuff", indeed.

God Speed Mr. Glenn,,, it was appropriate then and it's appropriate now. Whatever your endeavors are tomorrow, I will always remember the thrill of watching and hearing of your fantastic first voyage into space. Thank you for taking all of us along for the greatest rid of all times.

February 20, 1962. What a great day that was. The heroism of John Glen had just shown the world (especially the USSR) that maybe some folk could send puppies into orbit around the world earlier than the USA but we could do it with humans.

The nerve that man had to have!! And it's so clear from the comments of everyone involved that any of the astronauts, and most of the support staff, would have done it, given the chance.

Everyone pulled together and the job was done.

Those were really different days. We were not far into JFK's presidency, relatively soon after what had been (by standards those days) a contentious election. Still, everyone wanted the mission to be able to go safely and everyone was proud beyond words when Glenn came home. Nobody whining about how evil and immoral every politician of the other stripe was.

Even race, which was a very seriously festering sore at that time, took a back seat to John Glenn's accomplishment.

I was one year out of the USAF and driving a truck interstate. On Thursday, Feb. 22, 1962 (I think it was Thursday - might have been Wednesday) , I was in Little Rock, Arkansas trying to find a street address for a delivery.

It was pretty hard in those few days after Glenn's orbits to find addresses in Little Rock because the city had little clothe covers they'd had made (in a hurry, I suppose) covering every street sign in the city. Every street in town was named "John Glenn Blvd".

I wound up spending the week-end in Little Rock and delivering on Monday. It was a great week-end. There wasn't anyone I encountered. white, black or anything else, who wasn't happy then.

And that was not so long after the Orville Faubus school integration nightmare. That week end, everyone's first priority was to be proud of being an American.

And astronauts these days say the food they eat up there is no good for them...tell that to Glenn..he's 90 years old..GODSPEED John!

Godspeed, John Glenn.

America was such a proud country, then. Guys like you and my father gave us pride, a sense of purpose, and incredible freedom, like most of the world has never known. Much of that pride and independence seems to have been abandoned, now. I pray that pride will return soon.

A national (even an international) treasure. All Americans should be very proud of men like Mr Glenn, and of the work of those being the scenes as well.

Senator Glenn,

We will miss you when you pass. You did such a tremendous job in front of the Chinagate committee in the late 90's. The way you were able to hide and minimize the damage to the Democrats in the Senate and to President Clinton. Just think, without your help more Americans would have been aware that Ron Brown's Commerce Department facilitated the transfer of ballistic missile technology to the Chinese in exchange for campaign contributions. You are a true Patriot and deserved that last flight into space on the Shuttle in payment for your service. John Glenn I salute you!