Jim McDivitt, Ed White, And Neil Armstrong Link Arms & Test Eating In Zero Gravity While Aboard The Vomit

“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

Art by me

I found the drawing from 2 years ago.

A Day at the Zoo, or, astronauts during jungle survival training in Panama, 1963. I love how serious and focused everyone in the second photo looks, except for Pete who is on the ground petting the peccary. Classic Pete.

Various Space Race era gag crew portraits, because in a business as risky as spaceflight, you need a sense of humor 

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January 27th, 1967 – 1 p.m.

(Credit to the owners)

(credit to the owner)

Happy Shaky Day! Capt. James Arthur Lovell, Jr., born March 25, 1928, turns 92 years old today! Jim was a naval aviator and NASA astronaut who flew in space four times, the first human in history to do so. He’s also an all-around great guy and still going strong! Happy birthday, Jimbo!