As a child I went to a circus. They had a man shot out of a cannon into a net. I became intrigued with what was going on.

I left Earth three times and found no other place to go. Please take care of Spaceship Earth.

John Glenn craved the publicity. I think even John would admit that. When he went into politics, that became pretty obvious! He knew how to do public relations.

I know enough about the moon to know how unpleasant and inhospitable it is. . . . I know enough about Mars to know that you can't live there, you can't settle it. Mars and the moon are two ugly islands. So then, you say, what's the point of going to them? The point is to be able to say I've been there, I've set foot on them, and I can go further to look for beautiful islands.

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

Some of the wives didn't keep up with the program. It started breaking apart during the Apollo days.