“Yes?”

Everyone feels pity for Gus in those sunglasses so they listen to his stories and laugh at his jokes, 1961

Jim Lovell & Frank Borman in TO THE MOON

Jim Lovell: “Just to be confined in there like a sardine in a can, that was a real trial. And, of course, you’re sitting right next to your companion, and for two weeks, being with Frank Borman… Two weeks being with Frank Borman any place was a real challenge. *laughs*”

Lovell: “Frank had a book called ‘Roughing it’ which we tried to read. We also sang to each other.”

Frank Borman: “Nat King Cole, at that time, had a very popular song: ‘Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone’.”

Lovell: “*singing* Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone, let’s pretend that you and I are all alone.”

Borman: “That got on our minds and we sang that damn song for two weeks. *laughs*”

Lovell, laughing: “We still sing it, occasionally.”

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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Cute photos of Wally with his daughter, Suzanne, taken by Life photographers Michael Rougier and Leonard McCombe, 1962

Ahahaha this doesn’t look as good as I thought it did so I’m gonna post it here instead of my art blog ^^’ Have an Armstrong!

The new Nine (credit to NASA)

Professor Armstrong teaching a class at the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering, 1974

Happy Birthday to Neil Armstrong on what would have been his 90th birthday.

“All his life, in whatever he did, Neil personified the essential qualities and core values of a superlative human being: commitment, dedication, dependability, a thirst for knowledge, self-confidence, toughness, decisiveness, honesty, innovation, loyalty, positive attitude, self-respect, respect for others, integrity, self-reliance, prudence, judiciousness, and much more. No member of the human race stepping out onto another heavenly body could possibly have represented the best of humanity more than Neil Armstrong did.” - James Hansen in First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong

(Credit to Life/Grand Rapids museum/owners)

I’ve posted this picture before, but I really love this photo of the Deke Slayton and the New Nine laughing during the Nine’s introductory press conference. Only Ed White can keep a poker face.