Space legends John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were awarded Congressional Gold Medals, the nation's highest civilian honor, on Wednesday, November 16, 2011. The ceremony was held in the US Capitol Rotunda. Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. Aldrin, pilot of the lunar module, was the second to step foot on the moon. Collins piloted Apollo 11’s command module. Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth.
Space legends John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were awarded Congressional Gold Medals, the nation's highest civilian honor, on Wednesday, November 16, 2011. The ceremony was held in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington DC. In photo, left to right, Michael Collins, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Neil Armstrong, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), John Glenn, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Buzz Aldrin, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Space legends John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were awarded Congressional Gold Medals, the nation's highest civilian honor, on Wednesday, November 16, 2011. The ceremony was held in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington DC. In photo, left to right, Michael Collins, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Neil Armstrong, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), John Glenn, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Buzz Aldrin, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) (Photo by Jeff Malet)