“Godspeed, John Glenn”

Sometimes CNN gets things right. Here’s a very nice, non-political tribute to John Glenn ~
 

 
And a classic from NASA, filmed in a much more innocent time when all Americans were justifiably proud of our astronauts and space program, and when we saw value in learning from the lives of successful individuals. A time when we had heroes…
 

 
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When the “Eagle” landed
John Glenn Said Space Flight Made His Faith in God Stronger ~

In the late 1990s Glenn, among other NASA astronauts lucky enough to go to space to touch the face of God, insisted that his religious faith was made stronger by his experience in space.
 
While in orbit for his second time at the age of 77, Glenn exclaimed that it is impossible not to believe in God after seeing the earth from thousands of miles above.
 
“To look up out at this kind of creation and not believe in God is to me impossible,” Glenn said in 1998. “It just strengthens my faith.”

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