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John Glenn Dies
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Godspeed...
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2016 again, but at least he'd had a good innings.
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R.I.P to a man who had an amazing career
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Glenn also flew on STS_95 becoming the oldest man to fly in space.
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A few years ago I got into reading about and watching all the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo Space Programme stuff in a really big way. Amazing.
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Alan Shepard was the first.
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Alan Shepard was the first.
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A few years ago I got into reading about and watching all the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo Space Programme stuff in a really big way. Amazing.
It's great if you haven't read it yet i recommend it
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Have you read Moonshot by Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton?
It's great if you haven't read it yet i recommend it ![]() |
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Last of the original 7. So sad
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A pioneer. They'll be printing T-shirts for famous people saying "I survived 2016" after this is over.
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I have, it's superb. That whole era was just really exciting I think.
![]() I loved it, as you say it's so exciting and i'm awe of their bravery. Getting snippets of the discussions between astronauts and mission control was fab not only astronauts but men with a very poetic command of language. I find it very emotional. ![]() I loved the book of The RIght Stuff too and thought they did a fab job making the film. |
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I'm unreasonably excited you've read that, i don't know anyone in real life who has!!!
![]() I loved it, as you say it's so exciting and i'm awe of their bravery. Getting snippets of the discussions between astronauts and mission control was fab not only astronauts but men with a very poetic command of language. I find it very emotional. ![]() I loved the book of The RIght Stuff too and thought they did a fab job making the film. |
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There's a good documentary / mini series based on Moon Shot too. I've just been watching "From the Earth to the Moon" box set I have recently.
John Glenn: "As i hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind - every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder." |
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RIP
all those pioneers were incredibly brave as indeed were the ones who came later. my memory as a kid is that until the moon landings the early US astronauts lived in the shadow of Yuri Gagarin who for a time was probably the most famous man in the world |
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I am trying to work out if John Glenn was first astronaut to be born. I think he is definitely the first American astronaut to be born.
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He was the first US citizen to orbit the Earth and will be remembered alongside Gagarin, and lived to be 95 years old. Sounds like he made a fairly swift exit in the end. Pretty wonderful for him, really.
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I am trying to work out if John Glenn was first astronaut to be born. I think he is definitely the first American astronaut to be born.
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Glenn was born in 1921, Yuri Gagarin was born 1934. Good age difference there, I'd reckon Glenn was definitely the 1st U.S astronaut
John Glenn was born 18 July 1921 Question is: Did any astronaut/cosmonaut have an earlier date of birth? Interestingly his wife is older and still alive. |
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Isn't it amazing how some of these guys are putting the lie to the tinfoil millinery claims that "all" the U.S. astronauts died young of radiation sickness and cancers. Some of them are living way out beyond the U.S. average.
Godpseed John Glenn. I'll not say RIP, 'cos having read a good deal about him over the years he didn't strike me as a man who ever rested a day in his life, and won't be now. Wherever he is now he's still hard charging, you can be sure of that. |
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I am talking about any astronaut.
John Glenn was born 18 July 1921 Question is: Did any astronaut/cosmonaut have an earlier date of birth? Interestingly his wife is older and still alive. Hope that helps Henry |
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I am trying to work out if John Glenn was first astronaut to be born. I think he is definitely the first American astronaut to be born.
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