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NASA Glenn To Host Tweetup Celebrating 50th Anniversary Of First American To Orbit Earth NASA's Glenn Research Center (GRC) in Cleveland will host a special event on March 2 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's first orbital flight by an American. NASA Receives Second Highest Number Of Astronaut Applications More than 6,300 individuals applied to become a NASA astronaut between Nov. 15, 2011 and Jan. 27, the second highest number of applications ever received by the agency. NASA Spacecraft Reveals New Observations of Interstellar Matter NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) has captured the best and most complete glimpse yet of what lies beyond the solar system. Legendary Astronaut Shannon Lucid Retires From NASA Shannon Lucid, a member of NASA's first astronaut class to include women, has retired after more than three decades of service to the agency. NASA to Host Media Telecon on Space Station Status NASA will host a media telecon at 2 p.m. CST today to discuss the status of the International Space Station and the progress toward an updated launch schedule, including international partner and commercial space vehicles.