John Glenn has died

Fox News | 12/8/2016 | self

[sodpoodle]

Fox News just announcing.

[Drango]

respect.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

America has lost a brave man. May God bless his soul, and comfort his family.

[lodi90]

Last of the Mercury Seven. The book closes on that part of American history. RIP to them all.

[bobby.223]

The first American in space was Alan Shepard.

[HotKat]

A favorite scene from Frasier:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vO4iNhaQms0

[TexasFreeper2009]

wow Glen gone but Obama and Hillary still walking the earth. There is no justice.

[central_va]

High Flight, (with FAA Supplement)

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth¹, And danced² the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed³ and joined the tumbling mirth⁴ Of sun-split clouds⁵, — and done a hundred things⁶ You have not dreamed of — Wheeled and soared and swung⁷ High in the sunlit silence⁸. Hov'ring there⁹, I've chased the shouting wind¹⁰ along, and flung¹¹ My eager craft through footless halls of air...

Up, up the long, delirious¹² burning blue I've topped the wind-swept heights¹³ with easy grace, Where never lark, or ever eagle¹⁴ flew — And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space¹⁵; Put out my hand¹⁶, and touched the face of God.

NOTES:

1. Pilots must ensure that all surly bonds have been slipped entirely before aircraft taxi or flight is attempted.
2. During periods of severe sky dancing, crew and passengers must keep seatbelts fastened. Crew should wear shoulderbelts as provided.
3. Sunward climbs must not exceed the maximum permitted aircraft ceiling.
4. Passenger aircraft are prohibited from joining the tumbling mirth.
5. Pilots flying through sun-split clouds under VFR conditions must comply with all applicable minimum clearances.
6. Do not perform these hundred things in front of Federal Aviation Administration inspectors.
7. Wheeling, soaring, and swinging will not be attempted except in aircraft rated for such activities and within utility class weight limits.
8. Be advised that sunlit silence will be encountered only when a major engine malfunction has occurred.
9. "Hov'ring there" will constitute a highly reliable signal that a flight emergency is imminent.
10. Forecasts of shouting winds are available from the local FSS. Encounters with unexpected shouting winds should be reported by pilots.
11. Pilots flinging eager craft through footless halls of air are reminded that they alone are responsible for maintaining separation from other eager craft.
12. Should any crewmember or passenger experience delirium while in the burning blue, submit an irregularity report upon flight termination.
13. Windswept heights will be topped by a minimum of 1,000 feet to maintain VFR minimum separations.
14. Aircraft engine ingestion of, or impact with, larks or eagles should be reported to the FAA and the appropriate aircraft maintenance facility.
15. Aircraft operating in the high untresspassed sanctity of space must remain in IFR flight regardless of meteorological conditions and visibility.
16. Pilots and passengers are reminded that opening doors or windows in order to touch the face of God may result in loss of cabin pressure.

[LouieFisk]

I remember when TV stations would sign off for the night with “High Flight” (followed by the anthem).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoL-KCFbIpA

[Ancesthntr]

“Boy, are we going to be conflicted on the day McCain assumes room temperature.”

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You got that one right, especially since there are conflicting stories about his actions while a prisoner in Vietnam, and the fact that he was a Senator for so much longer.

[Shady]

Never forget that day...(BTW, it was the Atlas, and it had everyone freaked because it had a tendency to blow up...) The Redstone was used for the two sub-orbital flights of Alan Shepherd and Gus Grissom...

[xzins]

RIP, Colonel Glenn.

[ExGeeEye]

I know this wasn’t him, but...

Unless something happens soon...

We will one day see the headline...

“Last surviving man who walked on the moon dies of old age”

[JoeProBono]

[Tucker39]

Tetelestai. “It Is Finished”.

[xzins]

He was my senator, and more good than bad. He was a calm, steady guy. He would not fit in today’s Democrat party; he was far too pro-America.

[LouieFisk]

I can’t imagine being in that tiny capsule, circling the earth. “Right stuff”, indeed.

[clintonh8r]

Regardless of his politics he was an authentic American hero.

RIP, my fellow Marine.

Semper fi.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

All these FReepers are saying he’s in “Heaven” now.

Ain’t that sweet for a Pro-Abortion pimp!

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

RIP.

[katana]

The NASA research center next to Cleveland-Hopkins Airport bears his name ... as it should. God speed, Sir. I could never fathom why you were a Democrat, but sometimes it’s best to let such things slide.