lightthiscandle:

John is upset because he specifically requested that Kenny Loggins be banned from the postflight party.

jump-suit:

astrohardware:

One more before I close out Firefox, since I know someone here likes John Young a bit. :)

Get a hold of yourself. I only tolerate this crap from Charlie.

Even mah wife has emotion. Whut.

Young: Houston, ah got a Disembodied Dave Scott head blockin’ mah CRT screen.

Houston MSC: Damn. That sounds bad, John.

Scott: Hey John! You guys look great! :wink:

Young: Ah know ah look great, pretty boy. Shit. Crip, git me mah can of mace. He always is tryin’ to trip me up. 

From this ITV video, 1981.

lightthiscandle:

Let me tell you about a space photo that I am dying to see.

On May 19, 1981, the STS-1 crew was honored at the White House a month after the successful mission. At one point in the ceremony, President Reagan asked any astronauts in the audience to stand up. According to this article by longtime space journalist Howard Benedict, “about 40” did just that.

And also, according to Benedict and a different article, the attendees included:

-all six of the surviving Mercury Seven;

-all twelve moonwalkers;

-all surviving members of the New Nine, Young’s astronaut class;

-all nine Skylab astronauts;

-and many other Apollo astronauts who didn’t fit into the above categories.

Despite this guest list, the only astronauts who appear in photos from this event are John Young and Bob Crippen. Which makes sense; after all, it was their day.

But still. Think of the potential group photo. Can. You. Imagine.

THAT WAS A MISSED OPPORTUNITY X 10,000!

Remember the time everybody tried to outdo everyone in terms of 1970s fashion?

1978 photo. CRIP IS KILLIN’ IT HERE

John: Dang ol’ Crip. That rascal scribbled all over mah flight plan. But ah am gonna make him flip all them switches while ah take pictures of Earth while eatin’ mah sandwich. Heh heh heh!

Thank you Bryce for the John Young goodness!!!

Crip (talking to random suit tech): I played a gotcha on John! I doodled random stuff on his flightplan!

John (in his head): Dayum! Ah wish ah could read Crip’s hanwrahten on this here flightplan. Ah reckon it’s important ‘cause all those dayum computer switches are on mah side of the cockpit.

Hahahaha, thank you Bryce! Those dayum ‘puter switches are rascals!

Dick: Hey Crip, look at this picture I drew of John!

Crip: Yeah, that’s pretty hilarious!

John: Ah am unimpressed with y’alls making fun of meh. Yeah…

Thank you Bryce, for this STS-1 hilariousness. :)

Also, did you know Mars Curiosity photographed Crip’s tan from Gale Crater, all the way from Mars? Bet you didn’t.

They mentioned STS-1 and I was like, “WHERE”

AMERICA, HELL YEAH