Astronauts aboard the International Space Station sent congratulatory messages and talked with Sen. John Glenn during an in-flight call from the complex on Feb. 20, 2012, the 50th anniversary of his historic Friendship 7 space flight to become the first American to orbit the Earth. Glenn was joined by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden during his talk with the crew that took place during the opening of NASA's Future Forum at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
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