Wally Schirra
Birthday: March 12, 1923 in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA
Birth Name: Walter Marty Schirra Jr.
Height: 178 cm
Wally Schirra was born on March 12, 1923 in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA as Walter Marty Schirra Jr. He was an actor, known for The Astronaut (1972), Outdoor Rambling (1972) and The Bob Hope Show (1950 ...Show More
[Associated Press interview in April 2007] I left Earth three times. I found no place else to go. Pl Show more
[Associated Press interview in April 2007] I left Earth three times. I found no place else to go. Please take care of Spaceship Earth. Hide
We went to the moon; it took us about three days at the speed we went there. To go to the sun, I kee Show more
We went to the moon; it took us about three days at the speed we went there. To go to the sun, I keep kidding about it: At the speed of light, it takes eight minutes, but you have to go at night. Hide
Somebody said ... when you come to within three miles, you've rendezvoused. If anybody thinks they'v Show more
Somebody said ... when you come to within three miles, you've rendezvoused. If anybody thinks they've pulled a rendezvous off at three miles, have fun! This is when we started doing our work. I don't think rendezvous is over until you are stopped - completely stopped - with no relative motion between the two vehicles, at a range of approximately 120 feet. That's rendezvous! From there on, it's station- keeping. That's when you can go back and play the game of driving a car or driving an airplane or pushing a skateboard - it's about that simple. Hide
[1981 interview about the first space shuttle] Mostly it's lousy out there. It's a hostile environme Show more
[1981 interview about the first space shuttle] Mostly it's lousy out there. It's a hostile environment, and it's trying to kill you. The outside temperature goes from -450 degrees to +300 degrees. You sit in a flying Thermos bottle. Hide
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