Happy Shaky Day! Capt. James Arthur Lovell, Jr., Born March 25, 1928, Turns 92 Years Old Today! Jim Was

Doodling some boys at work ☺️☺️☺️

A commission for @cosmo-naute of the crew of the Voskhod 1! From left to right: Boris Yegorov, Vladimir Komarov, and Konstantin Feoktistov. Thank you so much for commissioning me!! <33

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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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The crew of Apollo 11 eat breakfast before their trip to the moon July 16, 1969

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.”

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

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