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From: "Moon, Larry J. (JSC-EA411)" <larry.j.moon@nasa.gov>
Date: December 9, 2016 at 10:00:20 AM CST
To: "JSC-nasa-Retiree-Dist@lists.nasa.gov" <JSC-nasa-Retiree-Dist@lists.nasa.gov>
Subject: [JSC-nasa-Retiree-Dist] FW: NEWS SPECIAL: John Hershel Glenn, Jr. - 1921-2-16

Thanks to Kyle for sharing the great collection of articles on a great astronaut and person -- very humble.  I had the honor and privilege of meeting him twice after John's historic Space Shuttle Mission – he was very personable, shook my hands both times, and very nice to autograph a copy of the Time Magazine for my sister in law Barbara where he was featured on the cover page.

 

 

JOHN GLENN: KEEP 'EM FLYIN'! | National Enquirer

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/john-glenn-keep-em-flyin/


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John Glenn College of Public Affairs | Senator John Glenn

http://glenn.osu.edu/about/john-glenn/


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From: "Peter M. Callahan" <pmcallah@gmail.com>
Date: December 8, 2016 at 5:12:17 PM CST
To: bobbygmartin1938@gmail.com
Subject: John Glenn

God Speed John Glenn❗️❤️👍🏼🚀🇺🇸

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John Glenn, First American To Orbit The Earth, Dies At 95 : The Two-Way : NPR

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/08/252101790/john-glenn-first-american-to-orbit-the-earth-dies-at-95


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Lack of common sense !

I am disgusted with the lack of courage & common sense this attitude shows!

But as Krantz points out there are risks & we can't always have all the answers.  Does that mean we should be so risk averse that we cease making progress?  

Krantz stated the following & it is on target----

TO read and listen to the coverage about the space shuttle, you would think NASA's mission team has taken careless risks with the lives of the seven astronauts who went into space on the Discovery last Tuesday. During the launching, foam fell off the external tank. For the risk-averse, the only acceptable thing to do now is retire the shuttle program immediately and wait for the divine arrival of the next generation of spacecraft. I am disgusted at the lack of courage and common sense this attitude shows.

Forum: Op-Ed Contributors

All progress involves risk. Risk is essential to fuel the economic engine of our nation. And risk is essential to renew American's fundamental spirit of discovery so we remain competitive with the rest of the world.

My take on the current mission is very straightforward. The shuttle is in orbit. To a great extent mission managers have given the spacecraft a clean bill of health. Let us remember that this is a test flight. I consider it a remarkably successful test so far.

The technical response to the Columbia accident led to a significant reduction in the amount of debris striking this shuttle during launching. Mission managers have said that the external tank shed 80 percent less foam this time than on previous launchings. Only in the news media, apparently, is an 80 percent improvement considered a failure. Rather than quit, we must now try to reduce even more the amount of foam that comes off the tank.

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Open Letter to President Obama Regarding Space Policy | SpaceRef - Your Space Reference

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=1387


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