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Re: John Glenn has passed away.
« Reply #60 on: 12/08/2016 11:26 pm »
"Had a beautiful sunset and can see the light way out almost up to the northern horizon."

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« Reply #61 on: 12/08/2016 11:53 pm »
Higher, ever higher.
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Re: John Glenn has passed away.
« Reply #62 on: 12/09/2016 12:06 am »
Godspeed Sir.  Thank you for inspiring our dreams.

I still believe that NASA missed a golden opportunity by not painting a big red 7 through shuttle Discovery's name when he flew on her.
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« Reply #63 on: 12/09/2016 12:20 am »
The simple honor and decency of the man makes one wish everyone could be like him.

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« Reply #64 on: 12/09/2016 12:30 am »
RIP and God bless you John Glenn.   

For those who want to re-visit John's last trip to space....

STS-95 Mission Highlights

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Published on Dec 8, 2016
On Oct. 29, 1998, astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn launched as a payload specialist aboard space shuttle Discovery on mission STS-95 as part of a seven-person crew including Commander Curtis Brown, Pilot Steven Lindsey, Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski, Stephen Robinson and Pedro Duque, and Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai. At the age of 77, Glenn was the oldest person to date to fly in space. During the nine-day mission, Glenn’s presence on the flight provided valuable data on how weightlessness affected him compared to his experience 36 years earlier on his Friendship 7 flight. Medical data also gathered on the effects of spaceflight and weightlessness on the elderly. Mission objectives included a variety of science experiments, the deployment and retrieval of the Spartan free-flyer payload, and operations with the Hubble Space Telescope Orbiting Systems Test (HOST) and the International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker payloads.



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Re: John Glenn has passed away.
« Reply #65 on: 12/09/2016 12:46 am »
We pause to honor this fine man at the end of his well-lived life....
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« Reply #66 on: 12/09/2016 12:51 am »
Here's the picture I took from Rt. 401 of John Glenn's return to orbit on STS 95.

Air Force One flew over shortly before the liftoff and sky writers spelled out "Godspeed John Glenn"
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Re: John Glenn has passed away.
« Reply #67 on: 12/09/2016 01:25 am »
God Speed, John Glenn. You and your compatriots restored a nation's faith in itself. You were the epitome of The Right Stuff.
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« Reply #68 on: 12/09/2016 01:46 am »
I live about 45 minutes from New Concord, Ohio, and my daughter works at Muskimgum College (University) where he and Annie went to school.  Looks like I will be taking a drive tomorrow. God's grace be with his family. 

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« Reply #69 on: 12/09/2016 01:58 am »
RIP and Godspeed sir. Wonderful thread to honor him. Excellent and respectful work.

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« Reply #70 on: 12/09/2016 02:12 am »
Godspeed John Glenn. You will be surely be missed a lot.  I will always cherish watching STS 95 launch while in high school. Thanks for the inspiration

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« Reply #71 on: 12/09/2016 02:27 am »
My home town - Perth Western Australia - was labelled the City of Lights by Glenn on his flight back in Feb 1962 and this name has stuck ever since.

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« Reply #72 on: 12/09/2016 02:33 am »
After many delays prior to his Mercury flight, I insisted on staying home from school the day of his flight.  I was glued to the TV every minute of the coverage.  We are all indebted to a truly great, kind, and humble gentleman who inspired many.  John you will be missed!

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« Reply #73 on: 12/09/2016 05:05 am »
John Glenn's Mercury-Atlas 6 Mission, 'Friendship 7'

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On Feb. 20. 1962, millions of Americans watched via television as astronaut John Glenn, strapped inside the spacecraft he named Friendship 7, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Launch Complex 14 on the Mercury Atlas-6 mission. During the four-hour, 55-minute flight, Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth.



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« Reply #74 on: 12/09/2016 05:10 am »
Rest in peace, John Glenn.  Amongst the stars.

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« Reply #75 on: 12/09/2016 09:24 am »
Godspeed!
John had an amazing life, as if combined from multiple people's lives.

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Re: John Glenn has passed away.
« Reply #76 on: 12/09/2016 09:36 am »
December 08, 2016
RELEASE 16-118

NASA Remembers American Legend John Glenn

The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on the passing of Sen. John Glenn:

“Today, the first American to orbit the Earth, NASA astronaut and Ohio Senator John Glenn, passed away. We mourn this tremendous loss for our nation and the world. As one of NASA's original Mercury 7 astronauts, Glenn's riveting flight aboard Friendship 7 on Feb. 20, 1962, united our nation, launched America to the forefront of the space race, and secured for him a unique place in the annals of history.

“While that first orbit was the experience of a lifetime, Glenn, who also had flown combat missions in both World War II and the Korean War as a Marine aviator, continued to serve his country as a four-term Senator from Ohio, as a trusted statesman, and an educator. In 1998, at the age of 77, he became the oldest human to venture into space as a crew member on the Discovery space shuttle -- once again advancing our understanding of living and working in space.

“He earned many honors for both his military and public service achievements. In 2012, President Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor the country can bestow, and he also received the Congressional Gold Medal.

“Glenn's extraordinary courage, intellect, patriotism and humanity were the hallmarks of a life of greatness. His missions have helped make possible everything our space program has since achieved and the human missions to an asteroid and Mars that we are striving toward now.

“With all his accomplishments, he was always focused on the young people of today, who would soon lead the world. ‘The most important thing we can do is inspire young minds and advance the kind of science, math and technology education that will help youngsters take us to the next phase of space travel,’ he said. ‘To me, there is no greater calling … If I can inspire young people to dedicate themselves to the good of mankind, I've accomplished something.’

“Senator Glenn's legacy is one of risk and accomplishment, of history created and duty to country carried out under great pressure with the whole world watching. The entire NASA Family will be forever grateful for his outstanding service, commitment and friendship. Personally, I shall miss him greatly. As a fellow Marine and aviator, he was a mentor, role model and, most importantly, a dear friend.  My prayers go out to his lovely and devoted wife, Annie, and the entire Glenn family at this time of their great loss."

For more information about Glenn’s NASA career, and his agency biography, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/johnglenn
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Re: John Glenn has passed away.
« Reply #77 on: 12/09/2016 09:40 am »
December 08, 2016
RELEASE 20-16

Kennedy Director Statement on Passing of John Glenn
 
Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana issued the following statement:

“I had just turned 13 when I watched John Glenn become the first American to orbit the earth back in February of 1962.  John epitomized what it was to be a Marine, a pilot, and an astronaut, and he was one of my heroes.  After I was fortunate enough to become an astronaut myself, our paths crossed many times.  I so much enjoyed, and now treasure, the time I was able to spend with him discussing the early days of our space program, and the space program's importance to our country and our future.  More than a senator, or an astronaut, John defined himself as a Marine and a pilot.  He was very proud that he was able to pass his medical even when he turned 90, and he loved to talk about flying.  He was definitely in his element when he returned to the astronaut office in 1998, at the age 77, to train and fly on STS-95 aboard Discovery.  He had always wanted to fly in space again.  He was the consummate professional, a leader of the highest caliber, and a genuinely nice man.  I am so glad that I had the opportunity to get to know him and his lovely wife Annie.  John was truly one of the finest gentlemen I have ever known and he will be greatly missed.”

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Re: John Glenn has passed away.
« Reply #78 on: 12/09/2016 10:08 am »
God Speed, Colonel Glenn.  Semper Fi!

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« Reply #79 on: 12/09/2016 12:28 pm »
http://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2016/12/08/ted-williams-john-glenn-photo

How Ted Williams described being John Glenn’s wingman
"Absolutely fearless. The best I ever saw."
For several missions in the Korean War, the United States Marine Corps had one of the nation’s greatest ever baseball players flying alongside one of its (soon to be) greatest astronauts.
John Glenn, who died on Thursday at the age of 95, once led Red Sox great Ted Williams into battle. Williams, so often the dominant personality, was awed by Glenn.
“John Glenn? Oh … could he fly an airplane,” Williams once told the Chicago Tribune‘s Bob Greene. “Absolutely fearless. The best I ever saw. It was an honor to fly with him.”
Williams, who like Glenn also served in World War II, was called up as a reservist during the war in Korea. He was randomly assigned to be Glenn’s wingman.
“By luck of the draw, we went to Korea at the same time,” Glenn recalled after Williams’s death in 2002. “We were in the same squadron there. What they did at that time, they teamed up a reservist with a regular to fly together most of the time just because the regular Marine pilots normally had more instrument flying experience and things like that. So Ted and I were scheduled together. Ted flew as my wingman on about half the missions he flew in Korea.”
Williams reflected on the friendship he developed with Glenn after the latter gained fame as the first American to orbit the earth in February, 1962. In a rare column that he wrote himself for The Boston Globe in June of ’62, Williams said that even in Korea, he knew Glenn was going to be special.
“This was a man destined for something great; it was an intuitive feeling I had” wrote Williams. “John always had exceptional self-control and was one of the calmest men I have ever met, no matter how perilous the situation.”
When Glenn flew into orbit on Friendship 7 in 1962, Williams did something he wasn’t accustomed to.
“I don’t pray, but I said a little prayer for him,” Williams told the Globe after Glenn was safely home.

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