The 'original' John Glenn gave his 'go' for Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket

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John Glenn's last correspondence before his death was to approve the use of his name for Blue Origin's first orbital-class rocket. Glenn hailed the booster for what it could enable for spaceflight.

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John Glenn's last correspondence before his death was to approve the use of his name for Blue Origin's first orbital-class rocket. Glenn hailed the booster for what it could enable for spaceflight.

The 'original' John Glenn gave his 'go' for Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket : Read more

That does not surpise me in the slightest having met him several times. He was a very unassuming man, but like all the astronauts, had a clear vision of the future of space exploration coupled to a confidence to speak openly, he saw that we needed to develop new launch vehicles and move humanity into space.