Join Museum Historian Greg Brown in the STEM Inspiration Center for an in-depth look at one of America’s most iconic spaceflights, the Friendship 7 mission. Learn how Ohio native John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth, the challenges he faced and the lasting impact it had on NASA and the Space Race. This program will take you behind the scenes of the mission that helped shape the future of American space exploration.

The presentation will be at 1 p.m. and will last approximately 1 hour.

No reservations required. Event is included with museum admission.