{"id":9513,"date":"2016-12-09T12:37:33","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T17:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/discovery-slates-encore-presentation-of-john-glenn-miniseries\/"},"modified":"2016-12-14T09:43:49","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T14:43:49","slug":"discovery-plans-special-broadcast-of-docuseries-featuring-john-glenn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/discovery-plans-special-broadcast-of-docuseries-featuring-john-glenn\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovery Plans Special Broadcast of Docuseries Featuring John Glenn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES: Discovery Channel is paying tribute to space pioneer John Glenn, who died earlier this month, by airing a special encore presentation of <em>When We Left Earth: The NASA\u00a0Missions<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions<\/em> spotlights the missions, the people and the triumphs of space exploration. The HD\u00a0documentary series\u00a0features interviews from Mercury and space shuttle astronauts, including first-person accounts from Glenn. It is slated to air on Sunday, December 11, at 9 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Glenn was an astronaut, aviator, engineer and U.S. senator from Ohio. 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