The moment of twilight is simply beautiful.
That was a real fireball.
We had a lot of confidence that there was going to be a successful mission. We weren't off on some suicide effort, certainly [with Friendship 7].
As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind - every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder.
Just because I'm 77 doesn't mean I don't have a dream.
When others kid me about being bald, I simply tell them that the way I figure it, the good Lord only gave men so many hormones, and if others want to waste theirs on growing hair, that's up to them.