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John Glenn, First American To Orbit The Earth, Dies At 95 (npr.org)

Posted by BeauHD on from the rest-in-peace dept.

BenBoy writes: John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 -- December 8, 2016) was an American aviator, engineer, astronaut, and United States Senator from Ohio. He was one of the "Mercury Seven" group of military test pilots selected in 1959 by NASA to become America's first astronauts and fly the Project Mercury spacecraft. He passed away today at age 95.

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  1. Re:I remember... by fsagx · · Score: 4, Funny

    balls of steel.

    That's a common misconception. His balls were actually made from glass fibers embedded in a custom high-temperature resin.

  2. Re:Godspeed, John Glenn by networkBoy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Mind you, where several of said tin cans had exploded, crashed, or otherwise failed in a (fatal to the meat inside) way.

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