[Along with a gallery of photos displayed throughout, the book comes with a DVD that has save-for-your-grandchildren moments, like a mini-documentary on Shepard's first flight, as well as some whimsical moments with elaborate practical jokes.] Levity is lubricant of crises, ... gotcha. |
[Still] Jolly Wally, ... delighted that John is going up, instead of me. He needs the flying time, I don't. I even gave up my pilot's license. Can't afford it. |
After the Apollo 1 crew was lost, we said that we wore a black armband for a few weeks, and we wear it in our hearts forever. |
always that sibling rivalry. |
I liked that the book brought von Braun to the surface. People didn't know much about him. He was a very gracious man who did some amazing things. |
If the mission didn't succeed, we would have held up the whole program, |
John's going to get some unbelievable surprises, ... Some people get quite sick in space and it's quite normal. It's not a macho thing -- it's something that can happen. |
The Real Space Cowboys, |
This morning I drove the back roads to our Mercury launch pad, Complex Fourteen. There was a plaque with all our names on it. Now anyone who is happy to see his name engraved in marble really has something to worry about. |