Glenn, Crew Mates Lead Houston Parade

Thirty-six years ago, John Glenn rode through the streets of New York as adoring Americans gathered to salute the nation’s first man in orbit. Thousands of people lined the streets of downtown Houston to honor Glenn again, this time for becoming the oldest man ever in space. Four days after returning to Earth from his second historic spaceflight, the 77-year-old astronaut and his crew mates aboard the shuttle Discovery were welcomed back with a Veterans Day parade. Glenn waved and gave the crowd a thumbs-up as he rode in a 1926 Rolls Royce. Beside him was his wife, Annie, who also rode along in the 1962 parade.