Jump to content
The Official Site of the Vancouver Canucks
Canucks Community

John Glenn Dies


nucklehead

Recommended Posts

http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/former-astronaut-us-sen-john-glenn-of-ohio-has-died-at-95/ar-AAlkgvY?li=AAadgLE&ocid=spartanntp

 

Quote

John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an all-American hero and propelled him to a long career in the U.S. Senate, died Thursday. The last survivor of the original Mercury 7 astronauts was 95.

 

Glenn died at the James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, where he was hospitalized for more than a week, said Hank Wilson, communications director for the John Glenn School of Public Affairs.

John Herschel Glenn Jr. had two major career paths that often intersected: flying and politics, and he soared in both of them.

Before he gained fame orbiting the world, he was a fighter pilot in two wars, and as a test pilot, he set a transcontinental speed record. He later served 24 years in the Senate from Ohio. A rare setback was a failed 1984 run for the Democratic presidential nomination.

His long political career enabled him to return to space in the shuttle Discovery at age 77 in 1998, a cosmic victory lap that he relished and turned into a teachable moment about growing old. He holds the record for the oldest person in space.

More than anything, Glenn was the ultimate and uniquely American space hero: a combat veteran with an easy smile, a strong marriage of 70 years and nerves of steel. Schools, a space center and the Columbus airport were named after him. So were children.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Quote

But that's not the only title Glenn earned during his career. As a Marine fighter pilot, while flying 149 combat missions during World War II and the Korean War, he was given the nickname "Old Magnet Ass" for his ability to draw enemy fire and keep his plane flying with huge holes blown into its exterior. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross six times.

 

Wow.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, SabreFan1 said:

Well at least the incredibly crappy year of 2016 didn't keep its talons locked into another American hero.  Buzz Aldrin is out of the hospital and feeling much better!

 

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/buzz-aldrin-leaves-new-zealand-hospital-after-south-pole-scare-n693936

the man was 95 and lived a fuller life than most of us could hope to given many lifetimes to do it. wish people would stop with the "OMG 2016 is so evil killing all the good guys" crap. so lame

 lol

Link to comment
Share on other sites

6 hours ago, nucklehead said:

the man was 95 and lived a fuller life than most of us could hope to given many lifetimes to do it. wish people would stop with the "OMG 2016 is so evil killing all the good guys" crap. so lame

 lol

 

"OMG 2016 is so evil killing all the good guys!!!" :P

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...