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

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

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.

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

Levity is the lubricant of a crisis. We resort to jokes, pranks and good natured kidding to relieve tension, stress and boredom.

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

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