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John Glenn's Final Words of Future Space Travel Before His Death

By B.J. Murphy

Yesterday, a legend had passed away. John Glenn, an American astronaut who was the first American to orbit Earth, died as a result of yet-to-be-disclosed health complications. While many of us, especially Serious Wonder, are saddened over this news, Glenn’s final words regarding the future of space travel certainly lifted our spirits a bit.

His final words spoke of the future of commercialized space tourism. Even more fitting, they were directed towards Jeff Bezos, Founder of Blue Origin, to congratulate him on winning the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award.

Here’s the full text of Glenn’s letter, as published by Smithsonian.com:

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Photo Credit: NASA

Mr. Jeff Bezos
Founder and Manufacturer
Blue Origin

Dear Jeff,

I’m really thrilled to congratulate you on winning the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award for your historic achievement in rocketry with Blue Origin.

When I first orbited the earth, in 1962, you were still two years from being born. And when I returned to space, in 1998, Blue Origin was still two years in the future. But you were already driven by a vision of space travel accessible not only to highly trained pilots and engineers and scientists, but to all of us. And you understood that to realize that vision, we would have to be able to get to space more often and more inexpensively. So you and your Blue Origin team began designing rockets that can be reused over and over again.

I’m deeply touched that you’ve named the second generation of those rockets – the first reusable rocket to orbit the Earth – the New Glenn. As the original Glenn, I can tell you I see the day coming when people will board spacecraft the same way millions of us now board jetliners. When that happens, it will be largely because of your epic achievements this year.

Again, my congratulations and best regards.

Sincerely,
John Glenn

Although the famed American astronaut has passed away, his final remarks regarding the future of space travel will most certainly live on. They will guide us into the unknown as we keep those fallen before us in our hearts and memories.

Rest in peace, John Glenn.

Thank you, John Glenn. Godspeed.

— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) December 8, 2016

December 9, 2016By B.J. Murphy

About the author

B.J. Murphy is the Editor and Social Media Manager of Serious Wonder. He is a futurist, philosopher, activist, author and poet. B.J. is an Affiliate Scholar for the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) and an Ambassador for the robotics company Humai.

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