John Glenn Death: Pioneering Us Astronaut Was 95

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38257445

Flipping heck....John Glenn has been around my whole life !

I was only 9 years old when he did his big thing, and what an amazing thing it was at the time.

RIP Mr Glenn !

[ichkeria]

He was a bit before my time but well known of course as America's Gagarin, Leonov ...
Probably now drinking cocktails with God, as the Mekons once sang :-)

[Arksided]

A bit before my time as well, However great respect to the pioneering exploits of Astronauts and Cosmonauts alike.

RIP John Glenn.

[tonyav]

An hero of mine as a small boy ( we all wanted to be astronauts in those days)
RIP John Glenn.

[DTCwordfan]

I agree, tony, RIP, and go and chase Psybbs....equally wondrous as John G was.....

[EDDIE51]

Is Alan Shepperd still alive? He was the first American in space, but his flight was just a suborbital 'hop'. Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth.
The USSR really caught the USA napping when they launched Gagarine into a full multi orbit flight back in 1961!

[Mamyalynne]

Alan Shepard died 1998.


RIP John Glenn.

[marval]

I remember him, RIP John.

[yogi-bear]

John Glenn was essential and instrumental, to the formation of America's space programme, and the Mini Series 'The Right Stuff'.......

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/right_stuff/


concentrating on the original Mercury astronauts, is superb and deserves a watch, if never seen. You can get it on DVD in the UK.
Just see how highly rated on Rotten Tomatoes it's been given.(98% critics and 90% audiences)


Sad loss.... but a great innings, sir

RIP John Glenn

[agchristie]

Yes, sad news indeed.

Apologies for this aside, but 86yo Buzz Aldrin is presently being treated in hospital by a Dr David Bowie - how about that for a space oddity??

[jourdain2]

ag - definitely an oddity! Yes, very much R.I.P. John Glenn. As OP, he's been around most of my life.

[weecalf]

John Glenn lived down the road from us

[Lie-in King]

A sad loss.

RIP John Glenn.

[murraymints]

Part of history ...RIP

[ToraToraTora]

absolutely mikey, the right stuff indeed, these mercury program guys are legends. Gerry Anderson was right to honour them as he did.

[237SJ]

I walked through the first class curtain of an aircraft once and came face to face with Neil Armstrong - at least he was travelling in comfort.

[ToraToraTora]

really 237? I'd love to meet any of those guys, I'm so envious!