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. — Wally Schirra Copy Share Image
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… — Wally Schirra Copy Share Image
Kennedy had made a mess in Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. He had to do something to look good. The Apollo program of… — Wally Schirra Copy Share Image
John Glenn craved the publicity. I think even John would admit that. When he went into politics, that became pretty obvious! He knew how… — Wally Schirra Copy Share Image
Apollo was a big, unwieldy vehicle. I had a problem with the flight controllers over that. It would try to fare its way like… — Wally Schirra Copy Share Image
Some of the wives didn't keep up with the program. It started breaking apart during the Apollo days. — Wally Schirra Copy Share Image
I saw the booster, not Sputnik, flying by, and I said, maybe this is the way we should be going, not just sitting back… — Wally Schirra Copy Share Image
I played English football - soccer - instead of American football, because we couldn't afford the equipment. — Wally Schirra Copy Share Image
Each test pilot I know considers him, or herself, now that there are women, to be the very best. It's very demeaning to step… — Wally Schirra Copy Share Image
Levity is the lubricant of a crisis. We resort to jokes, pranks and good natured kidding to relieve tension, stress and boredom. — Wally Schirra Copy Share Image
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… — Wally Schirra Copy Share Image
