When a man looks across a street, sees a pretty girl, and waves at her, that's not a rendezvous, that's a passing acquaintance. When he walks across the street and nibbles on her ear, that's a rendezvous!
From Wally Schirra
I've always thought space station is a great name. It should be like a gas station where we go for service and supplies before heading further out.
Kennedy had made a mess in Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. He had to do something to look good. The Apollo program of going to the Moon was quite a goal.
Kids today don't want to get married. Too many of their friends have been married and divorced already. They just don't believe in it.
I remember seeing war hero Jimmy Doolittle fly a Gee Bee racer there. He was my childhood hero. Many years later, I was lucky enough to go hunting with him.
John Glenn craved the publicity. I think even John would admit that. When he went into politics, that became pretty obvious! He knew how to do public relations.
NASA should start thinking about this planet.
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!
At the end of our NASA careers, no one had a place for us in the military.
He who commands an Apollo flight will not command a second one.
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