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Characteristic modesty, an explorer and pioneer who catapulted the united states after orbiting the earth three times in 1962. the u.s. had fallen behind to the russians with their launch of sputnik. glenn returned to a hero's welcome. he lived his life in service to his country as a fighter pilot in world war ii and core owe and then a senator for 24 years. he was beloved by colleagues. by his side from the beginning, the love of his life, his wife annie. they met when they were toddlers and at 77 he now returned to space. nbc's veteran space correspondent jay barberry was his friend and note...

Elementary school were grabbed and put into science classes for which we were unprepared. the nation was seized by this. the children of american were told we have to go to space. john glenn did it for us. he returned to a hero's welcome people hadn't seen since lindbergh. >> john glenn was a political consultant in a campan and he made a point and i think jay barberry also made the point. he was missing the one thing a killer politician needs. he struggled to go negative. that was not something he was comfortable doing. that's who he is. by the way, it's what makes him iconic.

Kelly and a russian cosmonaut plan to spend an entire year in space, double the usual six month stay and longer than anyone has ever spent in space before. at least humans. nasa will study how the body reacts to longer time in space. >> took me a long time to warm up to the idea. after giving it some thought, i think the extra challenge being on the space station a year provides is what made it appealing to me. >> and another first. while scott kelly is monitored in space, his identical twin former astronaut mark kelly, will be monitored here on earth. they're the only siblings to have travele...

Me. marc, welcome to the nbc family. so happy to have you as a space analyst for us. and mark your brother will spend an entire year in space. tell us about that challenge. >> first of all, thanks jose. yeah. in about five hours, going to lift off off the same pad flown from 1961. instead of one lap around the planet as yuri did how many years ago, scott will spend a year in space, pretty incredible. >> what are you doing there in kazakhstan? >> well, you know i am here to support him. i was here the last time. we have always been at each other's space flights, the liftoffs anyway and i am her...

We'll talk to jay barberry who was there when the space age began. good day i'm andrea mitchell reporting live from washington. we begin on capitol hill where democrats and republicans cut their vacation short as the deadline for a potential default moves. will they cut a deal in time? luke russert is msnbc's capitol hill correspondent. let's talk about whether there is some wiggle room. >> both sides now have really moved into this area where they both feel they have the high ground. democrats feel they're being -- they're making effective arguments against republicans saying the republican...