Did you ever wonder what it might sound like if “Theme from A Summer Place” and “Such Great Heights” had a French orchestral baby?
I want to do the Canaveral Twist!
President Ford awards the Goddard Memorial Trophy to astronaut Gerald Carr, commander of the Skylab IV mission.
Ford is grinning, as if to say, “Ha ha! Now his face will watch you every night, while you sleep!”
First sandwich in space
- Grissom: What is it?
- Young: Corned beef sandwich.
- Grissom: Where did that come from?
- Young: I brought it with me. Let's see how it tastes. Smells, doesn't it?
- Grissom: Yes, it's breaking up. I'm going to put it in my pocket.
- Young: Is it? It was a thought, anyways.
- Grissom: Yep.
- Young: Not a very good one.
- Grissom: Pretty good though, if it would just hold together.
- Young: You want some chicken leg?
- Grissom: No, you can handle that.
Hey, do y’all remember that time when NASA developed special lightweight space suits for the long-haul Gemini flights, but forgot one crucial little element regarding the space in the capsule? [Look at the timelines on the second image, hee!].
Also, reading Frank’s final polite-but-peeved statement (there were, oh, so many more examples), it amuses me to learn that this particular suit was never seen again and on all the Apollo flights, the crews were allowed to wear normal flight suits post-launch. Bring it on, Borman.
LIFE photographer Ralph Morse in Wally Schirra’s pool, 1964.
Lehigh Acres, FL, 8/8/71: “Nation’s All-American Families Salute Astronauts: Fifty-one All-American Families, representing each state and the District of Columbia, comprising 227 mothers, fathers and children, joined together to form a living map in salute to America’s Apollo flight. The Families are here to attend the All-American Family Pageant.”
I wonder how you’re chosen to be an All-American family?
The Gemini 4 crew narrates film from their mission to schoolchildren in Chicago, 6/15/65.
Ed and Jim are clearly thinking, “Well I don’t remember that.”
