Red Adair

Born Paul N. Adair, 18th June 1915 Houston, Texas. The son of a blacksmith, Red was drawn to the oil industry, and soon found a liking for putting out fires. He became the World number one for dealing with oilwell fires and blowouts, his last success before he sold his company was to extinguish the 117 oil wells Saddam Hussein set light to during the Gulf War.

John Glenn

First astronaut - as in the first American in space. Glenn orbited the Earth in the Mercury 'Friendship 7' rocket in 1962. Went on to become a US Senator, and for good measure went for another stratospheric hike in the Shuttle at the grand old age of 77. Cosmic, mate.

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