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 down the ladder once in a while. ↗

— Wally Schirra

#considers #demeaning #down #each #herself

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 make us. Houston, you have a problem! ↗

— Wally Schirra

#because #come #had #head #helmets

At the end of our NASA careers, no one had a place for us in the military. ↗

— Wally Schirra

#end #had #military #nasa #our

Dad went to Canada to learn how to fly with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He took me on my first airplane ride, where I could have a hand on the stick. ↗

— Wally Schirra

#air force #airplane #canada #canadian #could

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

— Wally Schirra

#command #commands #flight #second #who

I don't go along with going to Moon first to build a launch pad to go to Mars. We should go to Mars from Earth orbit. We have already been to the Moon; we've already practiced. ↗

— Wally Schirra

#already #been #build #earth #first

I don't think the space station will ever do anything for exploration. Putting people up there for a year or more is the only way you will get anywhere near the exploration concept. ↗

— Wally Schirra

#anywhere #concept #ever #exploration #get

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

— Wally Schirra

#american #american football #because #english #english football

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. ↗

— Wally Schirra

#childhood #enough #fly #gee #go

I saw the booster, not Sputnik, flying by, and I said, maybe this is the way we should be going, not just sitting back waiting for something to happen. ↗

— Wally Schirra

#booster #flying #going #happen #i