astronaut

A new painting of Ohio’s big names in space exploration—including John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, and Judith Resnik—was mounted just off the Statehouse rotunda.

The piece of art will be unveiled Wednesday and then hung Thursday, and is the first large-scale painting commissioned for the halls of the Ohio legislature in 66 years.

On Jan. 27, 1967, three astronauts were killed when a fire broke out in their Apollo 1 cockpit during a test on the launchpad. The capsule will be put on public view for the first time Friday.

On the mission, she's projected to once again become the U.S. astronaut with the most time spent in orbit.

The Columbus airport was renamed the John Glenn Columbus International Airport today, honoring astronaut John Glenn and his contributions to aviation and…