Wally Schirra Quotes
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“I played English football - soccer - instead of American football, because we couldnt afford the equipment.”
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“NASA should start thinking about this planet.”
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Another real problem was over putting our helmets on for re-entry, because we all had severe head colds. They couldn't come up there and make us. Houston, you have a problem!
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He who commands an Apollo flight will not command a second one.
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I played English football - soccer - instead of American football, because we couldn't afford the equipment.
— Wally Schirra
When a test pilot comes off a flight, there is typically another pilot who is going to take it up, and he believes in the debriefing. You don't keep something to yourself.
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“A little levity is appropriate in a dangerous trade.”
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I know enough about the moon to know how unpleasant and inhospitable it is ... I know enough about Mars to know that you can't live there, you can't settle it. Mars and the moon are two ugly islands. So then, you say, what's the point of going to them? The point is to be able to say I've been there, I've set foot on them, and I can go further to look for beautiful islands.
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I had always wanted to go to the Navy. As a young kid, I was intrigued by a Naval Officer with the beautiful brown shoes and sharp gold wings.
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“I left Earth three times and found no other place to go. Please take care of Spaceship Earth.”
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