#alan shepherd

[apollomission8]

For some reason, the Gemini astronauts doing Parachute Training is one of the funniest sets of images I've seen in a very long time

[astronaut-quotes-daily]

"You know, being a test pilot isn't always the healthiest business in the world." –Alan Shepherd, first American in space

[therealuniverse]

Get the Astro-Shark Repellent! Starting in the 1940s, American sailors on naval vessels were given access to a chemical-based shark repellent, which worked by mimicking the scent of a dead shark in the water. In the early 1960s, guidance for US Spacecraft splashdowns weren’t particularly precise, and on occasion there were even technical difficulties that forced early landings such as the Gemini 8 mission which began spinning rapidly due to a malfunctioning thruster.

If you’re coming down in the middle of an ocean and you don’t know how long the recovery craft might require, you better have some supplies. Mercury and Gemini spacecraft were equipped with desalination equipment, such that the astronauts could process and drink some seawater, as well as these – this is Alan Shepherd’s Shark Repellent kit, from the first Mercury spaceflight. That’s right, Astronaut Shark Repellent. By the time of the Apollo missions, these were removed, but those spacecraft were larger and more supplies were available to keep the astronauts alive should they be forced to land away from their targeted zones. -JBB Image credit: Smithsonian Air and Space Museum https://airandspace.si.edu/multimedia-gallery/a19771209000hjpg

[apollomission8]

I'm curious, whats your favorite Apollo mission patch?

Solely on patch design, not your favorite mission in general (Images below)

Apollo 1

Apollo 7

Apollo 8

Apollo 9

Apollo 10

Apollo 11

Apollo 12

Apollo 13

Apollo 14

Apollo 15

Apollo 16

Apollo 17

Voting ended onDec 7, 2025

[apollomission8]

Ed White throwing a rock during a geology field trip–scaring Alan Shepherd in the process

[apollomission8]

An astronaut Ikea trip...

(Based on Vibes and my own Opinions. Or occasionally a specific story)

[apollomission8]

I have an unreasonable number of these...

(Based on Vibes and my own Opinions. Or occasionally a specific story)

[apollomission8]

Astronaut Text Post Memes – Alan Shepherd edition