[infinite monkey]

Ohio is home to 24 astronauts. Why so many? Perhaps it's because two great role models, John Glenn and Neil Armstrong, are from Ohio. Perhaps it's because Ohio is the birthplace of flight. Maybe it's the schools or the good-old midwestern work ethic. We're not exactly sure why we have so many, but Ohioans are proud of our astronauts!

Armstrong, Neil A., born in Wapakoneta
Bassett, Charles A., II →, born in Dayton
Cameron, Kenneth D. →, born in Cleveland
Currie, Nancy J. →, considers Troy her hometown
Eisele, Donn F. →, born in Columbus
Foreman, Michael J. →, born in Columbus
Gernhardt, Michael L. →, born in Mansfield
Glenn, John H., Jr., born in Cambridge
Good, Michael T. →, considers Broadview Heights his hometown
Harbaugh, Gregory J. →, born in Cleveland
Henize, Karl G. →, born in Cincinnati
Hennen, Thomas J. →, considers Columbus his hometown
Henricks, Terence T. →, considers Woodville his hometown
Lovell, James A., Jr. →, born in Cleveland
Low, G. David →, born in Cleveland
Overmyer, Robert F. → , considered Westlake his hometown
Parise, Ronald A., Ph.D. →, born in Warren
Resnik, Judith A. →, born in Akron
Sega, Ronald M. →, born in Cleveland
Springer, Robert C. →, considers Ashland his hometown
Thomas, Donald A. →, born in Cleveland
Walz, Carl E. →, born in Cleveland
Weber, Mary E. →, born in Cleveland
Williams, Sunita L. →, born in Euclid

http://history.nasa.gov/nauts.html

And the Age of the Astronaut (the assssstroNAUT, the assstronaut) didn't start until, like, the 60s.