John,

The Discovery channel had a great program on last night about his orginal flight. I had always wondered why he went into politics, it was at Kennedy's urging.. and the fact that Kennedy prohibitted him from going back into space to prevent the possible loss of a national hero.

>Isn't it exciting that John Glenn is going back into orbit on Thursday? You almost feel the ghosts of Grissom, Gagarin, et al behind him as he soars back into orbit.
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>To quote a well known anchorman from 1962 -- "Godspeed, John Glenn"
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>So when's Chuck Yeager's shot?