18K views · 930 reactions | It took over 100 years to go from the discovery of solar power to the first usable solar panels… and then only four more to get them into space.  The Sun powers many NASA missions, and we’re still finding new ways to harness its energy. More: go.nasa.gov/47P7EVC | NASA Space Alerts | Facebook

2.4K views · 224 reactions | In early January 1969, the Apollo 8 astronauts were celebrated at events in Washington DC, New York City, Newark, and at the Superbowl in Miami before a massive hometown parade was thrown in Houston #OTD 55 years ago. | NASA History | Facebook

5.2K views · 403 reactions | #OnThisDay in 1969, the Apollo Lunar...

Howard Metzenbaum challenged John Glenn during their run for state senate by stating John Glenn never held a real job. Metzenbaum goal was to make Glenn seem non-relatable to the "average workingman." By this time, John Glenn was an accomplished Marine Corps combat pilot, and the first American to orbit the earth. This video was John Glenns response. | Veteran With A Sign

ON THIS DAY: In 1998, Sen. John Glenn, at age 77, returned to space aboard the shuttle Discovery, retracing the trail he had blazed as the first American to orbit the Earth 36 years earlier. https://abcnews.link/fJLpsRq | ABC News