What is it I wondered that makes a man willing to sit on top of an enormousRoman Candle such as a Redstone Atlas Titan or Saturn rocket and wait forsomeone to l... » 

What is it I wondered that makes a man willing to sit on top of an enormousRoman Candle such as a Redstone Atlas Titan or Saturn rocket and wait forsomeone to light the fuse? I decided on the simplest approach possible. I wouldask a few of the astronauts and find out The men had it. Yeager. Conrad.Grissom. Glenn. Heroes. The first Americans in space battling the Russiansfor control of the heavens putting their lives on the line. The women had it.While Mr Wonderful was aloft it tore your heart out that the Heros Wife downon the ground had to perform with the whole world watching. The Right Stuff.Its the quality beyond bravery beyond courage. «