Another loss. Safe journey to the stars, John.

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RIP Mr Glenn, you were the first and real Space Man, Thank you for your bravery



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What a great man. RIP.

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HankM
RIP Mr Glenn, you were the first and real Space Man, Thank you for your bravery

John Glenn. Orbited. 20th Feb 1962

Yuri Gararin. Orbited. 12th April 1961

Great man. Absolutely. Pioneer. Absolutely. Very significant. Totally. "First". Not quite. There is a world outside of the USA!

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Godspeed Mr. Glenn

All around the world, 007 fans caught their breath and then realized it was the astronaut turned politician with the extra "n."

[en.wikipedia.org])

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HankM
RIP Mr Glenn, you were the first and real Space Man, Thank you for your bravery

Huh ever heard of Yuri Gagarine? "The Right Stuff" tells how butt-hurt the US were after the news broke out the Ruusians were leading the race to the stars...

As schillid paraphrased and Scott Carpenter said, "Godspeed John Glenn". Hard to fathom how many people he may have inspired in how many different ways.

Peace,
Mr. DJA

"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"

John Glenn launch, Walter Cronkite " Go, baby ! " LIVE on TV, CBS, February 20, 1962

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John Glenn launch, Walter Cronkite " Go, baby ! " LIVE on TV, CBS, February 20, 1962

[www.youtube.com]

As watched by the President. [www.youtube.com]


"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"

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All around the world, 007 fans caught their breath and then realized it was the astronaut turned politician with the extra "n."

[en.wikipedia.org])

Yes. They'll never top Octopussy.

R.I.P., Senator Glenn. You and the others who sat on top of those rockets never knowing what to expect...wow, what courage.

The guy went beyond the clouds .... RIP



ROCKMAN

My dad got his autograph for me when I was a little girl. He was a great American.

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latebloomer
My dad got his autograph for me when I was a little girl. He was a great American.

That's VERY impressive indeed. Nice. Many dibs to your dad.

(I have a friend who has the autographs of several of the 12 men who walked on the moon, and he in turn has a pal who has them all on one photograph. Now that's nice!)

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CaptainCorella

My dad got his autograph for me when I was a little girl. He was a great American.

That's VERY impressive indeed. Nice. Many dibs to your dad.

(I have a friend who has the autographs of several of the 12 men who walked on the moon, and he in turn has a pal who has them all on one photograph. Now that's nice!)

My dad worked for NASA way back when, Captain. NASA put out a booklet with pics and bios of all the astronauts, and my father got a few of them to sign their page. I have a big envelope with a lot of his Mercury and Appolo mission momentos. My father was always very proud to have been a part of the early space program. It's sad that most of those guys are gone now...the original space cowboys.

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RIP Mr Glenn, you were the first and real Space Man, Thank you for your bravery

Huh ever heard of Yuri Gagarine? "The Right Stuff" tells how butt-hurt the US were after the news broke out the Ruusians were leading the race to the stars...

Hats off to the sacrificial Albert one thru five until Able and Miss Baker completed the round trip.

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latebloomer


My dad got his autograph for me when I was a little girl. He was a great American.

That's VERY impressive indeed. Nice. Many dibs to your dad.

(I have a friend who has the autographs of several of the 12 men who walked on the moon, and he in turn has a pal who has them all on one photograph. Now that's nice!)

My dad worked for NASA way back when, Captain. NASA put out a booklet with pics and bios of all the astronauts, and my father got a few of them to sign their page. I have a big envelope with a lot of his Mercury and Appolo mission momentos. My father was always very proud to have been a part of the early space program. It's sad that most of those guys are gone now...the original space cowboys.

Fantastic! Such an achievement. What they pioneered, in direct competition with the USSR driving them both on, has pointed to the only way that will ensure humanity's eventual survival. Doesn't get bigger than that.

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God speed John Glenn R.I.P.

WWII vet...astronaut...senator...astronaut again...HERO

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shadooby
WWII vet...astronaut...senator...astronaut again...HERO

Agreed. Especially on his war service alone.

Off topic but space related, is there anyone here that is skeptical about the moon landing, that it never really happened? I'm very very skeptical about it. I just find it very hard to believe that the technology existed to accomplish it with such crude machinery, and has not even been remotely considered since.

With telescopes that can see millions of miles away, how come no current pictures exist of the flag or any other machinery left on the moon?

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The Sicilian
...Off topic but space related, is there anyone here that is skeptical about the moon landing, that it never really happened? I'm very very skeptical about it. I just find it very hard to believe that the technology existed to accomplish it with such crude machinery, and has not even been remotely considered since.

With telescopes that can see millions of miles away, how come no current pictures exist of the flag or any other machinery left on the moon?

I can't buy that conspiracy theory. My ex tried to sell it to me once, asked for even one reason to believe it wasn't faked, and I replied "Arthur C. Clarke." He wasn't just a fiction writer, he was involved in the invention of early satellites. 2001 included an image of earth seen from behind the moon before that picture was ever taken and, when the astronauts got that shot, their comment to Clarke was "...thinking of you." If the landing was faked, Clarke and numerous others, TONS of others, would have had to know. And would not have supported the fiction by staying silent about it. IMHO.

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The Sicilian
...Off topic but space related, is there anyone here that is skeptical about the moon landing, that it never really happened? I'm very very skeptical about it. I just find it very hard to believe that the technology existed to accomplish it with such crude machinery, and has not even been remotely considered since.

With telescopes that can see millions of miles away, how come no current pictures exist of the flag or any other machinery left on the moon?

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SomeTorontoGirl

I can't buy that conspiracy theory. My ex tried to sell it to me once, asked for even one reason to believe it wasn't faked, and I replied "Arthur C. Clarke." He wasn't just a fiction writer, he was involved in the invention of early satellites. 2001 included an image of earth seen from behind the moon before that picture was ever taken and, when the astronauts got that shot, their comment to Clarke was "...thinking of you." If the landing was faked, Clarke and numerous others, TONS of others, would have had to know. And would not have supported the fiction by staying silent about it. IMHO.

I know what you're saying but where are the pictures. Not that long ago, there were pictures posted in a story that made the online media news outlets MSN etc...that supposedly showed the flag left behind but it was blurry and very pixelated. It was actually ridiculous as it looked like nothing.

Can you honestly believe that a space craft made out of aluminum foil actually landed with a astronauts and a driveable vehicle and then managed to get off the moon out of orbit and come back to earth. In the 1960's. I can't.



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The Sicilian
...Can you honestly believe that a space craft made out of aluminum foil actually landed with a astronauts and a driveable vehicle and then managed to get off the moon out of orbit and come back to earth. In the 1960's. I can't.

Yup. Weirder, more unbelievable stuff has happened, some quite recently, but I'll give you an older, more Canadian example.

The Gimli Glider incident in 1983 (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider) was an event where a commercial airliner ran out of fuel mid-flight because someone made a mistake fueling the aircraft and loaded the fuel in pounds instead of kilograms. When the pilot (an experienced glider pilot) became aware of the full scope of the issue, they managed to locate an abandoned airfiled in Gimli, Manitoba and glide in for a safe landing. No loss of life or serious injuries. When they loaded the same scenario into a flight simulator and had numerous experienced pilots go through the whole thing, they all crashed. Every. Single. Time.

If the US faked the moon landings (how many? all of them?) did the Russians also fake theirs? People suck at keeping secrets. We'll just have to agree to disagree sweetie. Maybe some day, I'll show you my moon rock. (Oooops, that was supposed to be a secret!)

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SomeTorontoGirl
Maybe some day, I'll show you my moon rock. (Oooops, that was supposed to be a secret!)

In the mid-1970s a university physicist friend of mine moved into an office of a recently deceased VERY distinguished physicist. A few weeks later someone asked if he'd seen the sample of Moon Rock that said late physicist had been presented by NASA as a mark of their great respect for him.

Nope.

The office had been cleared and cleaned by the office cleaners after his death and the anonymous lump had been binned.

Whoops!

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CaptainCorella

Maybe some day, I'll show you my moon rock. (Oooops, that was supposed to be a secret!)

In the mid-1970s a university physicist friend of mine moved into an office of a recently deceased VERY distinguished physicist. A few weeks later someone asked if he'd seen the sample of Moon Rock that said late physicist had been presented by NASA as a mark of their great respect for him.

Nope.

The office had been cleared and cleaned by the office cleaners after his death and the anonymous lump had been binned.

Whoops!

Note to self: label all anonymous lumps!

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SomeTorontoGirl

If the US faked the moon landings (how many? all of them?) did the Russians also fake theirs? People suck at keeping secrets. We'll just have to agree to disagree sweetie. Maybe some day, I'll show you my moon rock. (Oooops, that was supposed to be a secret!)

Did the Leafs really win the draft lottery or was it rigged? Buffalo finished last twice and picked second.

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The Sicilian
Did the Leafs really win the draft lottery or was it rigged? Buffalo finished last twice and picked second.

Don't have a clue. But the Leafies need all the help they can swindle.

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SomeTorontoGirl

If the US faked the moon landings (how many? all of them?) did the Russians also fake theirs?

If that's a test.... I passed. The USSR (not "Russia") never had any moon landings. To date only 24 humans have stood on the moon - all of them Americans.

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Captain Corella
60 Years a Fan