Doodling Some Boys At Work ☺️☺️☺️

you had me at the first line

(Credit to Life magazine)

“He was kind of the perfect dad. He was the kind of person who could do anything if he went after it, and he would make you feel like that, too.”

Ed White with his son, Eddie, at a post-Gemini IV visit to Brooks AFB, June 1965

Art by me

1963 US Space Flight commemorative glass

Shhh…he’s spotted us.

The New Nine take part in water survival training, September 1963

Apollo 13 astronauts raise a toast to their recovery with new statue via /r/space https://ift.tt/3n58s1d

Today, I rode my bike to the Ed White Memorial hospital in St Petersburg, Florida. Established in the late 1970’s by his family members and community support, the lobby displays some information on his life in space, most notably, and logically, his Gemini 4 flight. Also on display is one of his training jumpsuits for the Apollo 1 mission. For those wondering why St Pete has this, it’s because his family relocated here after Ed left home. His brother was rather acquainted with the area though. Soon, Emily and I are going to go back here, as well as check out their former home. In a non-creepy way.