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“Gus helped me, to no end, backing me up in Gemini as I backed him up in Gemini. We worked very closely on the Apollo flight. I was his next door neighbor and then I had to be the executor of his will. He was a very close friend to all of us.” -Wally Schirra

“I remember being impressed with Gus as an individual and as a pilot… Gus was willing to join the group and he pulled his weight in the boat. He was considered a great pilot, enthusiastic and competitive like the rest of us. I guess the thing I’ll remember the most about Gus was the sacrifice he made for the program… The human element and frailties come to the surface and we have a tragic combination of things, which took the life of our buddy.” -Alan Shepard

“I agree with everything everybody said about Gus. He was a good friend to all of us… Gus unfortunately had to sacrifice his life for one of those human errors that let us then step ahead to another level.” -John Glenn

“We’re kind of like a bunch of brothers. We’re quite close.” -Gordo Cooper

“Gus didn’t say a lot, but when he did speak, it was worth listening to… I think we all take the same chances. But we’re all subject to human frailty, if not our own, that of others… It was dangerous but it hadn’t hurt us so we kept doing it. That was dead wrong and it took that tragedy to make it safe. So complacency causes great difficulty, but the end result is that it leads to progress.” -Scott Carpenter

“We miss him.” -Deke Slayton

Hey guys sorry for not updating for a while I'm quite busy recently

Here's a quick sketch of Neil ♡

OH HOLY FUCK THIS IS HUGE. Anyways, I think I missed your birthday but, happy birthday @guidanceofficer!!! Here’s your guy <3

Autographed photos Roger Chaffee received from his fellow astronauts for his 29th birthday in February, 1964

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“Garbed as vaudevillians, Grissom and Shepard engage in a bit of horseplay during the early days of the Mercury program. When Grissom gave the photos to [NASA artist] Cece Bibby, she asked him what they were up to. He just said, ‘Fun and games, baby, fun and games.’”

–Ray E. Boomhower, Gus Grissom: The Lost Astronaut

Jim McDivitt, Ed White, and Neil Armstrong link arms & test eating in zero gravity while aboard the Vomit Comet (unspecified date)

White: Oh hey, lady, it’s me, Ed. I think you’re doing a wonderful job. (Does puppy eyes)

Woman #1: Oh, thank you, Lieutenant Colonel White! Where’s your little southern friend, by the way? He’s cuuuuuuuuuuuuuute.

White: Um, excuse me? 

Young: (Peeps around corner) Heh heh heh!

White: WHAT IS THIS???? I HATE YOU, JOHN

Astronauts because I feel weak cause there is like no space on Tumblr at the moment

Oh and also I am going to unfollow a few people who post more non-spacs things than space things cause that's not what I like to see but I will check for space regularly and keep in touch 😉😉 if that's alright

“He might as well have been the brother I never had, a man of gentle strength and quiet humor. There was something very special about him. He really was the astronaut’s astronaut, a handsome and powerfully built man who actually seemed indestructible.” -Frank Borman on Ed White