Re: [IRCA] “Godspeed, John Glenn”

[Ira Elbert New III <ien3@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

     I was born in December 1964 so I was a little late in joining the Space Race, but I have seen some amazing things since then. I even got to touch the Atlantis when it was in the VAB on a trip to the Cape a few years ago, and I even talked them into letting us visit the landing strip.
     I would also love to fly aboard whatever Branson dreams up in the near future, and I think you're right in saying it'll involve a winning lottery ticket. Imagine what you might hear while you're there or who you could talk to.  

Ira Elbert New, IIIWatkinsville, GeorgiaProudly Serving You Since 1964.

Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:50:29 +0000
From: miketerry73@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IRCA] “Godspeed, John Glenn”
To: ien3@xxxxxxxxxxx
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Its a pleasure Ira. I remember it all so well from hearing Sputnik on the radio, then watching Yuri Gagarin on a black and white TV, through all the US and Russian flights, space is still so exciting and man will never comprehend its size and magnificence. Would love to fly on Richard Branson's space ship, its going to be a reality soon, something to do when I win the Lottery!
 
Mike
 
 






From: Ira Elbert New III <ien3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: RE: [IRCA] “Godspeed, John Glenn”







     Thanks for the article. This was just a couple of years before my time, but once I got a little older, space was something I thought about a lot. Maybe I'll make it there some day...

Ira Elbert New, III
Watkinsville, Georgia
Proudly Serving You Since 1964.



> Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:38:30 +0000
> From: miketerry73@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Subject: [IRCA] “Godspeed, John Glenn”
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> 50 years ago today the above words were sent by radio to Friendship 7.
>  
> Scott Carpenter, the backup astronaut for the mission, uttered the phrase most associated with man’s first orbit of the Earth. As mission control performed its final system checks, test conductor Tom O’Malley initiated the launch sequence, adding a personal prayer, “May the good Lord ride all the way,” to which Carpenter added, “Godspeed, John Glenn.” Carpenter later explained that he had come up with the phrase on the spot, but the phrase did have meaning for any test pilot and astronaut: “In those days, speed was magic…and nobody had gone that fast. If you can get that speed,
 you’re home-free.” The phrase became part of the public consciousness, however Glenn himself didn’t hear Carpenter’s comment until he had returned to Earth. Due to a glitch in Glenn’s radio, Carpenter’s microphone wasn’t on his frequency.
>  
> Read the more about the momentous events of February 20, 1962 http://www.history.com/news/2012/02/20/7-things-you-may-notknow-about-john-glenn-and-friendship-7/
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