Still Jolly Wally, ... delighted that John is going up, instead of me. He needs the flying time, I don't. I even gave up my pilot's license. Can't afford it.
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Along with a gallery of photos displayed throughout, the book comes with a DVD that has save-for-your-grandchildren moments, like a mini-documentary on Shepard's first flight, as well as some whimsical moments with elaborate practical jokes. Levity is lubricant of crises, ... gotcha.Wally Schirra
In Mercury, you couldn't translate. You could just change attitude. But you were actually flying it like a flying machine in Gemini.
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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,.
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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.
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We have managed to hang in for 55 years, which isn't bad. My wife says our marriage has lasted so long because I was away half the time
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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.
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