Chuck Yeager, the man who was the first to fly faster than the speed of town, died this morning at the age of 97.
Not only was he a great pilot, but he was America's first astronaut trainer; teaching men to do what he never did himself. In fact, what he was never allowed to do because he didn't have a college education.
Yeager never went into space, but he launched others and is the spiritual ancestor of everyone who demonstrates "The Right Stuff."
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