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LastLiberal in PalmSprings

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4. I remember John Glenn's quote:

Reply to Dan (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 26, 2024, 02:07 PM

Jul 2024

“I guess the question I'm asked the most often is: "When you were sitting in that capsule listening to the count-down, how did you feel?" Well, the answer to that one is easy. I felt exactly how you would feel if you were getting ready to launch and knew you were sitting on top of two million parts -- all built by the lowest bidder on a government contract.”
― John Glenn

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