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Topic: Mercury astronaut John Glenn (1921-2016)
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Steven Kaplan Member Posts: 155 From: New Jersey Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 12-08-2016 03:10 PM
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apolloprojeckt Member Posts: 1503 From: Arnhem, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2009
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posted 12-08-2016 03:12 PM
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fredtrav Member Posts: 1787 From: Birmingham AL Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 12-08-2016 03:17 PM
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OV-105 Member Posts: 874 From: Ridgecrest, CA Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 12-08-2016 03:20 PM
God speed. |
mode1charlie Member Posts: 1299 From: Honolulu, HI Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 12-08-2016 03:21 PM
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cponcehdz Member Posts: 28 From: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Registered: Feb 2004
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posted 12-08-2016 03:22 PM
Godspeed, John Glenn |
lordolsen Member Posts: 112 From: Denmark Registered: Jun 2010
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posted 12-08-2016 03:23 PM
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COR482932 Member Posts: 214 From: Cork, Ireland Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 12-08-2016 03:24 PM
.I like how you put it on Fox News, Robert: "The astronaut's astronaut." |
SpaceSteve Member Posts: 440 From: San Antonio TX, USA Registered: Apr 2004
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posted 12-08-2016 03:24 PM
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Kevmac Member Posts: 296 From: College Station, TX Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 12-08-2016 03:26 PM
Colonel Glenn, I'll bet that view now is really tremendous!
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Tallpaul Member Posts: 210 From: Rocky Point, NY, USA Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 12-08-2016 03:30 PM
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Paul78zephyr Member Posts: 749 From: Hudson, MA Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 12-08-2016 03:33 PM
An American hero. And my hero.Godspeed John Glenn. |
ringo67 Member Posts: 193 From: Seekonk, Mass., USA Registered: May 2003
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posted 12-08-2016 03:37 PM
Godspeed, John Glenn. |
Rick Mulheirn Member Posts: 4436 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 12-08-2016 03:43 PM
John Glenn. Legend. |
JBoe Member Posts: 992 From: Edgewater, MD Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 12-08-2016 03:48 PM
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Joel Katzowitz Member Posts: 847 From: Marietta GA USA Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 12-08-2016 03:51 PM
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Apolloman Member Posts: 162 From: Ledignan, Gard (30), France Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 12-08-2016 03:54 PM
RIP |
TLIGuy Member Posts: 222 From: Virginia Registered: Jul 2013
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posted 12-08-2016 03:57 PM
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JohnPaul56 Member Posts: 248 From: Montclair, NJ, USA Registered: Apr 2010
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posted 12-08-2016 03:57 PM
. Godspeed John Glenn |
SpaceAholic Member Posts: 5008 From: Sierra Vista, Arizona Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 12-08-2016 04:01 PM
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Kite Member Posts: 1010 From: Northampton UK Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 12-08-2016 04:02 PM
. RIP What a wonderful example to us all. A great man. |
capoetc Member Posts: 2279 From: McKinney TX (USA) Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 12-08-2016 04:13 PM
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saturn1b Member Posts: 159 From: Westcliffe, CO Registered: Jun 2006
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posted 12-08-2016 04:13 PM
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Spacepsycho Member Posts: 872 From: Huntington Beach, Calif. Registered: Aug 2004
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posted 12-08-2016 04:13 PM
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Blackarrow Member Posts: 3406 From: Belfast, United Kingdom Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 12-08-2016 04:18 PM
As a non-American, I offer my sympathy and condolences to all Americans on the loss of a genuine American hero and legend. I am just about old enough to remember the excitement surrounding John Glenn's Mercury flight. We should never underestimate the courage required to strap yourself onto the top of a barely man-rated missile which had all too often blown up on launch. I join with many others to say: God speed, John Glenn. |
dom Member Posts: 966 From: Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 12-08-2016 04:19 PM
One of the few legends on the same level as Gagarin and Armstrong.Godspeed John Glenn... |
mjanovec Member Posts: 3811 From: Midwest, USA Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 12-08-2016 04:20 PM
The end of an era, for certain. A war hero, a pioneering astronaut, a respected politician, and an all-around good guy. The world needs a few more people like John Glenn. |
Gilbert Member Posts: 1427 From: Carrollton, GA USA Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 12-08-2016 04:21 PM
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hlbjr Member Posts: 531 From: Delray Beach Florida USA Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 12-08-2016 04:28 PM
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Wehaveliftoff Member Posts: 2343 From: Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 12-08-2016 04:35 PM
The definition of a hero. A member of the "Greatest Generation." His autographs numbered more than any astronaut ever, and they were all legible.God Speed, John Glenn... |
bwhite1976 Member Posts: 287 From: Belleville, IL Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 12-08-2016 04:36 PM
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Headshot Member Posts: 1048 From: Vancouver, WA, USA Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 12-08-2016 04:36 PM
"Oh that view is tremendous!" - John Glenn, Feb 20, 1962, Dec. 8, 2016 |
carmelo Member Posts: 1070 From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 12-08-2016 04:39 PM
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Kevin T. Randall Member Posts: 1383 From: Chesham, Bucks UK Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 12-08-2016 04:41 PM
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tlifan2 Member Posts: 53 From: Palm Coast, Florida Registered: Feb 2014
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posted 12-08-2016 04:45 PM
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wickball Member Posts: 114 From: Cleveland, Ohio, USA Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 12-08-2016 04:47 PM
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Lou Chinal Member Posts: 1371 From: Staten Island, NY Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 12-08-2016 04:48 PM
Godspeed, John Glenn. |
rjb1elec Member Posts: 304 From: Merseyside, England Registered: Oct 2004
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posted 12-08-2016 04:48 PM
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Mike Isbell Member Posts: 572 From: Silver Spring, Maryland USA Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 12-08-2016 04:50 PM
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TRS Member Posts: 730 From: Wellington, New Zealand Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 12-08-2016 05:03 PM
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