Forty-six years ago today...
The United States launched Lieutenant Colonel John Glenn into orbit. His mission decidedly charted America's future exploration into space. We had previously dipped our toes into the water through the missions of Alan Shepherd and Gus Grissom. But, these were suborbital "lobs", enabling us to get a feel for this new arena.
And we've been exploring (sometimes fitfully, yes) ever since.
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I remember this well. It was a BIG deal. So much so, that the dear Sisters allowed us to have a television brought into the classroom and we watched from countdown to recovery. Every launch. It was science...and history...and was appreciated as such. How times have changed.
Now that I think about it...was one of those moments that I was "proud of my country".
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