Wally Schirra Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
Wally Schirra quotes and sayings page 2 (deceased astronaut born on Mar 12, 1923). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 21 we have for him.
“I've always thought space station is a great name. It should be like a gas station where we go for service and supplies before heading further out.”
“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.”
“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!”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“We spent a lot of time in simulators. We were going to do it right.”
“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.”
“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.”
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