When people have asked if I'd like to go in the Shuttle, I said you don't get to fly it, except for landing, which I'd love to do. I wouldn't go unless I could command it — 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
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
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
Some of the wives didn't keep up with the program. It started breaking apart during the Apollo days. — Wally Schirra Copy Share
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
I played English football - soccer - instead of American football, because we couldn't afford the equipment. — Wally Schirra Copy Share
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
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
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
When a test pilot comes off a flight, there is typically another pilot who is going to take it up, and he believes in… — Wally Schirra Copy Share
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… — Wally Schirra Copy Share
