Feeling weightless... it's so many things together. A feeling of pride, of healthy solitude, of dignified freedom from everything that's dirty, sticky. You feel exquisitely comfortable... and you feel you have so much energy, such an urge to do things,… — 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
