Wally Schirra Quotes (page 6)
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As a Naval officer, I was trained, essentially bred, to be a military aviator. I was a Naval officer on assignment, not an employee of NASA.
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Apollo was just too big, like flying a big transport airplane, which fighter pilots don`t really revere. Gemini was just about the right size.
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Apollo was a big, unwieldy vehicle. I had a problem with the flight controllers over that. It would try to fare its way like an airplane.
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Another real problem was over putting our helmets on for re-entry, because we all had severe head colds. They couldn`t come up there and make us. Houston, you have a problem!
