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Recent events have shown what exceptional people pilots can be. Great people to have around in a crisis. I’ve tried my hand at gliding and being a fairly hot-blooded character I’ve always been impressed by the calmness of pilots. Like Chelsey “Sulley” Sullenberger, whose coolness saved the passengers on Flight 1549, John B. Hetherington is a pilot, having flown US Navy jets and the Space Shuttle. In fact, as he notes on his website, he was the the first Native American astronaut. He’s recently finished a 4,000-mile bicycle ride , dubbed Rocketrek, ‘to promote and encourage student participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).’ You can read about it on his blog. He cycled through  Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. On his stops he discussed ‘his journey to the space program, the wonders of flying in space and the need for students to realize their potential that lies within.’

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