>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?

Hiya John,

There were a couple of more programs on him last night (one on A&E and the other on CNN). One thing that I learned was that Ted Williams (yes, the baseball player) was John Glenn's wingman in Korea.

To respond to the quote, "Amen".