<p>This fortnight, Jason and Stephen remember John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, and the oldest person to travel in space.</p>
 <h4>Links and Show Notes</h4>  <h5><a href="http://www.space.com/34914-cassini-saturn-probe-ring-grazing-orbit.html" target="_blank">Saturn Probe Dives Past Rings for 1st Time</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-earth-longer-days-20161205-story.html" target="_blank">Ancient eclipse records show that days on Earth are getting just a little longer - LA Times</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/johnglenn" target="_blank">Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. | NASA</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/content/profile-of-john-glenn" target="_blank">Profile of John Glenn | NASA</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/theincomparable/326/" target="_blank">The Incomparable | Likeable Jerkability (Episode 326)</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/john-glenn-first-american-to-orbit-the-earth-dies-at-95/2016/12/08/98863c00-b967-11e6-a677-b608fbb3aaf6_story.html?tid=a_inl&utm_term=.9521fa5aab03" target="_blank">John Glenn, first American to orbit the Earth, dies at 95 - The Washington Post</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/12/15/buzz-aldrin-john-glenn-was-a-hero-we-owe-it-to-him-to-keep-exploring-space/?utm_term=.9d0ae17dbfac" target="_blank">Buzz Aldrin: John Glenn was a hero. We owe it to him to keep exploring space. - The Washington Post</a></h5>

37: All Objects Are Special

Liftoff was a podcast about space, the universe, and everything. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand the major developments as explained by enthusiastic space fans Stephen Hackett and Jason Snell. Hosted by Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett.