Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters To A Young Poet

Brother Protector.

Charming Frank! (:

Astronaut Frank Borman photographed by Ralph Morse, 1963

Creation of NASA

“1969 July 16: Family watching blast off on TV with crossed fingers. NASA. Space Program" 

On July 29, 1958, Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation to create The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The organization absorbed its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), after the Soviet Union launched its first satellite in October 1957.A few years later, President Kennedy announced an ambitious goal for the U.S. to put a man on the moon before the end of the 1960’s. On July 20th, 1969, eleven years after NASA was created, Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the lunar surface.

Eugene Payne Cartoon Collection. J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Uh...It's fucking true!

Literally me….

Oh, boys! ✨

Gemini 3 Couch Sessions.

So. I think it's important to do this.

I want to support everyone in the space community during this difficult time. Mike was and still is the best of the best. I already miss him and now, looking at the Moon... I will wink at him, I promise.

His life was incredibly bright, that's why we will never forget him. Just remember the words from the song Stardust.

High up in the sky the little stars climb,

Always reminding me that we're apart.

You wandered down the lane and far away

Leaving me a song that will not die.

I love each of you and hug tightly, as tightly as if I had the opportunity to hug Mike...

Yeah. On my bed. With a Bugs Bunny blanket. Yeaaaaaah.

Imagine finding your favorite historical figure sleeping in your own bed.

HAHaHaHA

He's just a real cinnamon roll!! Awww!

You know, if that whole astronaut thing didn’t work out John Young could have become a great deadpan comedian.

Well, I tried my best.