Dec 28, 2022Psychiatrist: NASA Astronauts Largely Free of Self-DoubtDec. 28, 1962 - The main difference between astronauts and most of the rest of us is they know how to control their anxieties — in fact,...
Nov 21, 2022Nov. 21, 1962 - JFK: Landing on Moon before Soviets "Our Top Priority"Nov. 21, 1962 - Here is a recording of a meeting today between President Kennedy, NASA Administrator James Webb, and Jerome Wiesner,...
Nov 21, 2022Warrant Issued for Astronaut Grissom Nov. 21, 1962 - The fact that Major Virgil I. Grissom (right) has been in outer space does not excuse him from paying a traffic fine for...
Nov 13, 2022Major Cooper Named for Next Mercury FlightNov. 13, 1962 - Maj. Gordon Cooper, the only eligible Mercury astronaut who has not yet been rocketed into space, has been named for the...