Space Quotes by Wally Schirra

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

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

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

Some of the wives didn't keep up with the program. It started breaking apart during the Apollo days.

— Wally Schirra

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

I played English football - soccer - instead of American football, because we couldn't afford the equipment.

— Wally Schirra

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

He who commands an Apollo flight will not command a second one

— Wally Schirra

Levity is the lubricant of a crisis. We resort to jokes, pranks and good natured kidding to relieve tension, stress and boredom.

— Wally Schirra

A little levity is appropriate in a dangerous trade.

— Wally Schirra

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

NASA should start thinking about this planet.

— 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…

— Wally Schirra

We spent a lot of time in simulators. We were going to do it right.

— Wally Schirra

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