Let the shockwave topple monuments

[sovay]

I felt much more ambivalent about the development of the Bell X-1 after I learned the history of the Miles M.52, but I still recognize the loss of Chuck Yeager. I grew up building and launching model rockets; one of my childhood talismans was a Matchbox SR-71. I can't remember not knowing about him.

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[davidgillon]

I liked the tweet from Dan Rather:
'Thinking more of Chuck Yeager, and the lyrics of the old Air Force song echo in my mind: "Off we go into the wild blue yonder, Climbing high into the sun." RIP.'

[sovay]

'Thinking more of Chuck Yeager, and the lyrics of the old Air Force song echo in my mind: "Off we go into the wild blue yonder, Climbing high into the sun." RIP.'

I like that, too. Thank you for passing it on.

[moon_custafer]

Usually I link to this for things like the anniversary of the Challenger disaster— I’m happy to do it this time: https://youtu.be/M7PVKbbwy60 I imagine there were many, many moments in Yeager’s life when, had someone told him he’d live to be ninety-seven, he’d have had trouble believing it.