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NQ6U
12-08-2016, 05:05 PM
John Glenn, the last of the original seven Mercury astronauts, died today in Columbus, OH. He was 95.
K7SGJ
12-08-2016, 05:15 PM
I remember watching that on the TV. We were all late to school that day because of it. Truly a great man. RIP
N8YX
12-08-2016, 05:15 PM
They don't make 'em like that any more.

RIP, favorite son of Wapokoneta...
WZ7U
12-08-2016, 05:43 PM
After all that, dude made it to 95. Phenomenal. God speed indeed sir, RIP
W3WN
12-08-2016, 05:50 PM
Ah, nutz.
KC2KFC
12-08-2016, 07:04 PM
A true American hero. He flew his private plane until he was 90, quite an amazing man.
K4PIH
12-08-2016, 10:00 PM
A true hero. Aim High Sir!
KG4CGC
12-08-2016, 11:30 PM
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c79/bebop5/Z-Eagle_zpsfrkrpxad.jpg
NA4BH
12-08-2016, 11:32 PM
All the hours we spent as kids acting like we were him. What a great time we grew up in. A part of the universe has gone dark, Godspeed indeed.
KC9ECI
12-08-2016, 11:40 PM
2016 the year of suck just won't stop.
PA5COR
12-09-2016, 07:48 AM
Read the sad news this morning... R.I.P. John Glenn.
KK4AMI
12-09-2016, 08:31 AM
I hate to be a "Debbie Downer" but does anybody remember how he was portrayed in "The Right Stuff", that he lobbied against women in space, that he was part of the Keating Five and that he lobbied NASA for years to let him go up in the Shuttle. NASA finally had to let him go for fear of budget cuts.
NQ6U
12-09-2016, 09:05 AM
Glenn was not perfect by any means, but what Tom Wolfe wrote about him in The Right Stuff was somewhat exaggerated. His career in the Senate showed him to be quite a reasonable man.

BTW, you should do some research. Wolfe himself is kind of an asshole.
KG4NEL
12-09-2016, 11:32 AM
I remember watching that on the TV. We were all late to school that day because of it. Truly a great man. RIP

I remember watching him go up in the Shuttle at school.

I know, I'll get off your lawn...
WØTKX
12-09-2016, 01:54 PM
“I guess the question I'm asked the most often is: "When you were sitting in that capsule listening to the count-down, how did you feel?" Well, the answer to that one is easy. I felt exactly how you would feel if you were getting ready to launch and knew you were sitting on top of two million parts -- all built by the lowest bidder on a government contract.” ― John Glenn (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/83787.John_Glenn)