I played English football - soccer - instead of American football, because we couldn't afford the equipment.
Wally SchirraSome of the wives didn't keep up with the program. It started breaking apart during the Apollo days.
Wally SchirraKennedy had made a mess in Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. He had to do something to look good. The Apollo program of going to the Moon was quite a goal.
Wally SchirraI 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
Wally Schirra