re: Uhh. let it GO
"C'mon, these guys were the true heros of the great unknowns and would you strap yourselves into one of those tincans built by the lowest biddersfor the gov and go sub-orbital for 15 mins?"
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Um-mmm, if you had asked me that question in '69 and on, I would have said, "yes". :) But THEN, I was no Sally Ride. :}