hero, and what i mean by that, he was respected by all sides regardless of whether you were republican or democrat. he was respected the world over. he was respected by the people who worked in the soviet space program. keep in mind this man's resume, and i had the great honor to meet him a few years ago, and i got to tell you, you know, it's one of thofs those moments where you hand shakes to think you're meeting this man. this was a world war ii and korean war hero. he set a speed record. he then went and joined nasa. he was the first man to orbit the earth in friendship 7. he came back to such a hero's welcome. keep in mind we were in a space race with the soviet union at the time. john f. kennedy ordered that he should never fly in space again. he was too valuable as an american hero to ever go back in space. john glenn didn't know that at the time, but that's why he wasn't allowed to fly again, at least in the '60s, '70s, and '80s. he did return to flight on a