The latest U.S. astronauts to follow John Glenn into orbit and the Australian city that lit up for his mission 60 years ago both celebrated the legacy of Glenn's historic American spaceflight.
The four NASA crew members currently on board the International Space Station marked the anniversary in a video while the airport in Perth, Australia converted its control tower into a giant screen for a space exploration history-themed projection.
Mike Dixon Member
Posts: 1610 From: Kew, Victoria, Australia Registered: May 2003
posted 02-20-2022 03:40 AM
It was quite impressive on the part of Perth
oly Member
Posts: 1361 From: Perth, Western Australia Registered: Apr 2015
posted 02-20-2022 07:32 AM
The Perth Airport Facebook page shared a short video of the event: