https://padlet.com/14002022/Bookmarks Made with a wish on a star en-us 2022-03-09 16:55:50 UTC 2025-11-05 00:10:27 UTC hello@padlet.com 14002022 https://padlet.com/14002022/Bookmarks/wish/2088748510 October 3 1962
today I boarded a rocket to go to space and leave earth on the farthest vacation I ever had. I flew onboard the mercury-atlas 8 mission which was a nine hour orbit around the blue planet. Most of NASA's manned spacecraft missions were for scientific experimentation in space. My mission was different, I would focus on technical evaluation of the rocket instead of experimenting on things like plants or physics. For the space race and America its important this mission succeeded or we'd be even more behind the soviets. I returned home just fine with only a few minor fixes in the pacific ocean and was hoisted into a ship so I could disembark. looking out the window of the ship was amazing, the spacecraft was spinning so at first i could only see stars but then I saw it. As the spaceship lost its boosters and made a great roaring sound from the fire, I saw the earth. It was amazing and for a moment I forgot all about being in a spaceship and my nervousness, all I felt was calm. Once I was in orbit I started my real mission, testing the rocket. Most of my work was done for me just getting into space but i still had to see if the computers worked, if the controls would function, and if my communication with ground control was ok. My first hours in space were wonderful and i will never forget the view of the earth and the feeling of being weightless.]]> 2022-03-10 16:51:15 UTC https://padlet.com/14002022/Bookmarks/wish/2088748510 14002022 https://padlet.com/14002022/Bookmarks/wish/2088774186
December 16 1965
this mission was much more complicated than my last, I had to perform a space rendezvous with Gemini 7. A space rendezvous is when two spacecrafts fly extremely close to one another I and hopefully, in the future, connect to one another to form a giant spaceship. I was joined by a friend of mine Thomas p. Just like last time i could hear the boom of the boosters dropping back to earth and the fire of the giant missile ignite. Unfortunately the ship that was supposed to take our place in this mission exploded which was devastating not only to the whole nation but also to us astronauts who had friends aboard that metal coffin. Besides the setbacks we had this mission was a crucial step for spaceflight and we would be the first to take it. The mission was a great success with us getting only a few feet away from the other spacecraft, it was beautiful seeing the other spacecraft through the window. The process was like dancing, just instead of using out legs and bodies we used massive deadly rocket boosters that could explode and kill us all. Thankfully we managed to survive and the mission was a success. My first day in space was absolutely, positively wonderful.]]> 2022-03-10 17:04:23 UTC https://padlet.com/14002022/Bookmarks/wish/2088774186 14002022 https://padlet.com/14002022/Bookmarks/wish/2105629739
October 12 1968
it is a sad and yet exciting day for me, I've made up my mind to retire after this last mission in space. NASA was very understanding towards me and my decision and I am very grateful to have been able to work with them. My mission went good only with some minor problems. Again for the third time in my life, I heard the engine roar to life, felt the vibrations of the monumental force, and heard the boosters detach from the rocket. I am the only astronaut to have flown three times and yet I will still never get used to the feeling of taking off. We did our checks and then practiced how to receive the lunar module which is key for landing a man on the moon. After this, our final task was truly exciting, we would broadcast the first ever footage from space. After sleeping of course, you cant go live from space while your tired! During this mission I happened to get a cold, which goes to show how unpredictable space is, even in this environment of nothingness my body can still be dealing with diseases. The worst part is that i had passed the cold to my friend and coworker Eisele. Upon reentry me and Eisele took off our helmets despite mission controls best efforts to make us put them on, I was worried about being sick in a sealed space suit. We managed to not die of a cold in space and returned just fine, the mission being a total success. Yet another beautiful space adventure that i was able to have again.]]> 2022-03-21 15:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/14002022/Bookmarks/wish/2105629739