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
A little levity is appropriate in a dangerous trade.
We spent a lot of time in simulators. We were going to do it right.
Levity is the lubricant of a crisis. We resort to jokes, pranks and good natured kidding to relieve tension, stress and boredom.
When a test pilot comes off a flight, there is typically another pilot who is going to take it up, and he believes in the debriefing. You don't keep something to yourself