The Earth Gazers by Christopher Potter

Author:Christopher Potter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pegasus Books

Project Gemini had 27 astronauts to draw from: the Mercury Seven and two later intakes. Late in 1962 NASA had introduced a further nine astronauts to the world. Unimaginatively, they were dubbed the New Nine: Neil Armstrong, Frank Borman, Pete Conrad, Jim Lovell, Jim McDivitt, Elliot M. See, Tom Stafford, Ed White and John Young. Lily Koppel in her book on the astronaut wives writes that ‘NASA had a protocol officer conduct a New Nine orientation, where he prattled on about how astronauts needed a good breakfast before flying off to work . . . Feed him well. Praise his efforts. Create a place of refuge.’ All just as it had been before when they were officers’ wives. Apparently some of the New Nine wives treated the Mercury Seven and their wives like royalty, called them Sir and Ma’am.

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