Solo piloting at 90. "The right stuff" really lasts.
this post was submitted on 08 Jun 2024
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Survived a journey to orbit around the moon, but a plane crash was what took him out.
I'm not sure poetic is the right word, maybe kinda sad irony. 90 years though, what a life. Awesome that he was able to keep flying even at that age.
Yuri Gagarin died in similar circumstances too.
Rest in peace, you absolute legend