Colonel John Glenn, U.S. astronaut, and his wife were on a private three-day visit to Ireland in 1967. While in Limerick, John Glenn, who was the first American to orbit the earth, talks to RTÉ about the space race and the possible role for small countries in future space exploration.

A RTÉ News interview with American astronaut Colonel John Glenn broadcast 7 April 1968.

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