(Due to postponements, Louise was not in the blockhouse on launch day.) On May 5, 1961, Tully awoke before sunrise and watched Shepard enter the astronaut transit van, which took off for the ...

Tully, N.Y. — Eighteen years in engineering will earn you a steady paycheck, a solid resume, and—if you’re not careful—a slow drain on your soul. So three years ago, Roger Wilcox did the ...