NEIL BELIEVES IN YOU!!!

I wish I could see you smile again, Neil

Ed White during some medical testing after his selection as an astronaut, 1963

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Antics aboard Skylab, 1973

New Nine astronauts during desert survival training in Nevada, 1963. At the top, the astronauts listen to a lecture; at bottom, the astronauts practice signaling for safety.

08/09/2021 Ferrari Store Milano (shouting crowd warning! Low the volume or set off the sound)

The New Nine, together again.

1963 US Space Flight commemorative glass

Spending this Sunday evening thinking abt how Gus and Deke were best friends, wore matching shirts, built fences and played with bunny rabbits together, flew cross country for fun and played handball and carried bears seven miles through the woods. Deke needed Gus’ help learning to swim, Gus wanted Deke’s help when he almost drowned after Liberty Bell 7, Deke titled his memoir after a Gus-attributed quote in The Right Stuff and also used the same style as Gus’ book title (Gemini! and Deke!). Thinking about these absolute buddies.

From Retro Space Images/NASA…the men of Gemini 4, for Ed White Monday!