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re message 23: the card in question was written by Wally Schirra, and flashed in front of the Apollo 7 TV camera during the first series of live broadcasts from space in October, 1968. The card read, "Deke Slayton, Are You A Turtle?" Slayton was capsule communicator on the ground at the time, and his response was, "I have recorded my answer." He apparently switched off his mike while delivering the "You bet your sweet ass I am." Believe it or not, Time magazine dutifully reported all this, and the story is available on their website: