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The Real Right Stuff

After rigorous training,one of these men will ride a Project Mercury space capsulearound...

After rigorous training,
one of these men will ride a Project Mercury space capsule
around the Earth in a 125-mile high orbit before retro rockets slow the capsule
for a descent into the Atlantic

Full Transcript

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After rigorous training, one of these men will ride
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a Project Mercury space capsule around the Earth in a 125-mile high orbit
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before retro rockets slow the capsule for a descent into the Atlantic.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:10
Uploaded
Jun 02, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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Movie Summary

Follow the story of the first American astronauts in space in this National Geographic documentary.
Although the astronauts, all test pilots, feel that space flight - The Real Right Stuff 00:36
Although the astronauts, all test pilots, feel that space fl...
Here at Cape Canaveral The astronauts are all ready - The Real Right Stuff 01:00
Here at Cape Canaveral The astronauts are all ready
We've tried to develop what we call dynamic testing. - The Real Right Stuff 00:31
We've tried to develop what we call dynamic testing.
And there was a principle in psychology that if you expose a man - The Real Right Stuff 00:47
And there was a principle in psychology that if you expose a...
In their training, actually undergoing these tests, which one do you feel - The Real Right Stuff 00:20
In their training, actually undergoing these tests, which on...
The centrifuge is like a merry-go-round with one seat, - The Real Right Stuff 00:15
The centrifuge is like a merry-go-round with one seat,
I am John Glenn, one of our astronauts who is preparing - The Real Right Stuff 00:07
I am John Glenn, one of our astronauts who is preparing
Naturally, all of us take a very deep personal interest, needless to say, - The Real Right Stuff 00:09
Naturally, all of us take a very deep personal interest, nee...
LIFE Magazine decided to buy the rights - The Real Right Stuff 00:39
LIFE Magazine decided to buy the rights
Here's Astronaut John Glenn. - The Real Right Stuff 00:06
Here's Astronaut John Glenn.
Did you ever climb a mountain? - The Real Right Stuff 00:30
Did you ever climb a mountain?
And if the technicians connected with the training of the astronauts - The Real Right Stuff 00:09
And if the technicians connected with the training of the as...
Each astronaut has several meticulously fitted flight uniforms, - The Real Right Stuff 00:15
Each astronaut has several meticulously fitted flight unifor...
Now when you fellas get together among yourselves, what do you talk about? - The Real Right Stuff 00:07
Now when you fellas get together among yourselves, what do y...
Our attentions are focused pretty much on the objectives of spaceflight. - The Real Right Stuff 00:05
Our attentions are focused pretty much on the objectives of ...
We do take a few moments for such things as waterskiing - The Real Right Stuff 00:08
We do take a few moments for such things as waterskiing
- Yes, I do. - What about that, uh, Corvette, - The Real Right Stuff 00:06
- Yes, I do. - What about that, uh, Corvette,
Well, it has a few little goodies underneath the hood that - The Real Right Stuff 00:27
Well, it has a few little goodies underneath the hood that
Mm-hmm. - They're attractive to women, - The Real Right Stuff 00:06
Mm-hmm. - They're attractive to women,
Well, at one point the astronauts, I mean, there were so many women around them - The Real Right Stuff 00:11
Well, at one point the astronauts, I mean, there were so man...