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The Real Right Stuff

Follow the story of the first American astronauts in space in this National Geographic documentary.

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Tom Jennings

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2 wins & 1 nomination

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What were the astronauts - The Real Right Stuff

What were the astronauts

There was a sense in this country
that it was all important... - The Real Right Stuff

There was a sense in this country that it was all important....

In desperation, the United States
looked to the Vanguard. - The Real Right Stuff

In desperation, the United States looked to the Vanguard.

Nearly 200 newsmen
from all over the world were flown down - The Real Right Stuff

Nearly 200 newsmen from all over the world were flown down

America's prestige had
never been lower than at this moment, - The Real Right Stuff

America's prestige had never been lower than at this mo...

There is a tremendous gap
between promise and performance. - The Real Right Stuff

There is a tremendous gap between promise and performance.

I believe the American people
want action... - The Real Right Stuff

I believe the American people want action...

...and are demanding that
we get going with our program. - The Real Right Stuff

...and are demanding that we get going with our program.

Public opinion in the civilized world
has grown accustomed to - The Real Right Stuff

Public opinion in the civilized world has grown accustomed t...

Already, the idea of Sputnik whirling
through space has become accepted - The Real Right Stuff

Already, the idea of Sputnik whirling through space has beco...

Catch up on all fronts.
That was the imperative. - The Real Right Stuff

Catch up on all fronts. That was the imperative.

We will be developing and launching
into space, - The Real Right Stuff

We will be developing and launching into space,

N.A.S.A. will have
about 300 million dollars - The Real Right Stuff

N.A.S.A. will have about 300 million dollars

The program to pick the
first man to American to try to pilot - The Real Right Stuff

The program to pick the first man to American to try to pilo...

From all of the active duty pilots
in the Navy, Marines, and Air Force, - The Real Right Stuff

From all of the active duty pilots in the Navy, Marines, and...

Phase two of the selection program - The Real Right Stuff

Phase two of the selection program

At a Washington news conference,
officials introduced seven carefully - The Real Right Stuff

At a Washington news conference, officials introduced seven ...

How are the kids' appetites tonight? - The Real Right Stuff

How are the kids' appetites tonight?

Better than usual
or worse than usual? - The Real Right Stuff

Better than usual or worse than usual?

Well, this is supposed
to have been a very tightly kept secret. - The Real Right Stuff

Well, this is supposed to have been a very tightly kept secr...

Well, all seven of the men
are officers and test pilots. - The Real Right Stuff

Well, all seven of the men are officers and test pilots.

It's my pleasure to introduce... to you, - The Real Right Stuff

It's my pleasure to introduce... to you,

These, ladies, and gentlemen,
are the nation's Mercury astronauts. - The Real Right Stuff

These, ladies, and gentlemen, are the nation's Mercury ...

The question everybody wants to ask,
"What do the wives and children - The Real Right Stuff

The question everybody wants to ask, "What do the wives...

If it's what I want to do
and she's behind it - The Real Right Stuff

If it's what I want to do and she's behind it

And she's, uh, with me all the way
and the boys are too little to, uh, - The Real Right Stuff

And she's, uh, with me all the way and the boys are too...

My wife has agreed that professional
opinions are mine, career's mine, - The Real Right Stuff

My wife has agreed that professional opinions are mine, care...

John Glenn was actually
unique among the seven - The Real Right Stuff

John Glenn was actually unique among the seven

My feelings are that this whole project
with regard to... to space sort of stands - The Real Right Stuff

My feelings are that this whole project with regard to... to...

At the very first press conference
John Glenn proved - The Real Right Stuff

At the very first press conference John Glenn proved

He had a kind of countrified
sophistication, if you will, - The Real Right Stuff

He had a kind of countrified sophistication, if you will,

"say which, which test, uh,
they liked least?" - The Real Right Stuff

"say which, which test, uh, they liked least?"

That's a real tough one
because we had some pretty good tests, - The Real Right Stuff

That's a real tough one because we had some pretty good...

If you figure how many openings
there are on the human body - The Real Right Stuff

If you figure how many openings there are on the human body

You gave it away. - The Real Right Stuff

You gave it away.

Now... Now, you answer which one would
be the toughest for you. - The Real Right Stuff

Now... Now, you answer which one would be the toughest for y...

So, after this one man, Glenn,
who's so articulate starts - The Real Right Stuff

So, after this one man, Glenn, who's so articulate star...

Mrs. Grissom,
did you have any indication that - The Real Right Stuff

Mrs. Grissom, did you have any indication that

Have you had time to decide
how you feel about it? - The Real Right Stuff

Have you had time to decide how you feel about it?

No, not yet, but my teacher called
a little while ago and... - The Real Right Stuff

No, not yet, but my teacher called a little while ago and...

Do you think this is gonna
make you a big man around town? - The Real Right Stuff

Do you think this is gonna make you a big man around town?

After rigorous training,
one of these men will ride - The Real Right Stuff

After rigorous training, one of these men will ride

Although the astronauts,
all test pilots, feel that space flight - The Real Right Stuff

Although the astronauts, all test pilots, feel that space fl...

Here at Cape Canaveral
The astronauts are all ready - The Real Right Stuff

Here at Cape Canaveral The astronauts are all ready

We've tried to develop
what we call dynamic testing. - The Real Right Stuff

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

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

In their training, actually undergoing these tests, which on...

The centrifuge is like
a merry-go-round with one seat, - The Real Right Stuff

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

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

Naturally, all of us take a very deep personal interest, nee...

LIFE Magazine decided
to buy the rights - The Real Right Stuff

LIFE Magazine decided to buy the rights

Here's Astronaut John Glenn. - The Real Right Stuff

Here's Astronaut John Glenn.

Did you ever climb a mountain? - The Real Right Stuff

Did you ever climb a mountain?

And if the technicians connected
with the training of the astronauts - The Real Right Stuff

And if the technicians connected with the training of the as...

Each astronaut has several
meticulously fitted flight uniforms, - The Real Right Stuff

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

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

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

We do take a few moments for such things as waterskiing

- Yes, I do.
- What about that, uh, Corvette, - The Real Right Stuff

- Yes, I do. - What about that, uh, Corvette,

Well, it has a few little goodies
underneath the hood that - The Real Right Stuff

Well, it has a few little goodies underneath the hood that

Mm-hmm.
- They're attractive to women, - The Real Right Stuff

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

Well, at one point the astronauts, I mean, there were so man...

There was bound to arise conflict
between someone like, uh, - The Real Right Stuff

There was bound to arise conflict between someone like, uh,

Now Glenn, I must say,
does not mind being a maverick. - The Real Right Stuff

Now Glenn, I must say, does not mind being a maverick.

That scene was one of the things that
set off a real conflict between two camps. - The Real Right Stuff

That scene was one of the things that set off a real conflic...

From President to taxi driver,
every American is worried - The Real Right Stuff

From President to taxi driver, every American is worried

The MR-2 craft will carry
a chimpanzee, - The Real Right Stuff

The MR-2 craft will carry a chimpanzee,

This is Mercury-Redstone 2, - The Real Right Stuff

This is Mercury-Redstone 2,

Concern mounts, Ham's heartbeat
and respiration climb fast. - The Real Right Stuff

Concern mounts, Ham's heartbeat and respiration climb f...

The Flight Surgeon watches the monitors, - The Real Right Stuff

The Flight Surgeon watches the monitors,

MR-2 was a significant milestone
on the highway to man's flight into space. - The Real Right Stuff

MR-2 was a significant milestone on the highway to man'...

The Soviets never would identify
the leader of their space program. - The Real Right Stuff

The Soviets never would identify the leader of their space p...

Twenty-five thousand miles,
17,000 miles an hour, - The Real Right Stuff

Twenty-five thousand miles, 17,000 miles an hour,

The first hero of the space age receiving - The Real Right Stuff

The first hero of the space age receiving

Here at Cape Canaveral,
the announcement of the Russian success - The Real Right Stuff

Here at Cape Canaveral, the announcement of the Russian succ...

At Cape Canaveral, the countdown,
which could take days, - The Real Right Stuff

At Cape Canaveral, the countdown, which could take days,

But the launching fever
is gripping the cape - The Real Right Stuff

But the launching fever is gripping the cape

We have interrupted
this program for a special broadcast - The Real Right Stuff

We have interrupted this program for a special broadcast

The whole flight will take just 16 minutes
but even though brief, - The Real Right Stuff

The whole flight will take just 16 minutes but even though b...

Far out at sea an armada
of ships stand by to pick the capsule - The Real Right Stuff

Far out at sea an armada of ships stand by to pick the capsu...

It just hit the water a moment ago. - The Real Right Stuff

It just hit the water a moment ago.

No one, especially newsmen,
will be allowed to ask him any questions - The Real Right Stuff

No one, especially newsmen, will be allowed to ask him any q...

Glenn and the others now watched
from the sidelines as Al Shepard - The Real Right Stuff

Glenn and the others now watched from the sidelines as Al Sh...

And I speak on behalf of,
uh, the Vice President, who is Chairman - The Real Right Stuff

And I speak on behalf of, uh, the Vice President, who is Cha...

Well, all of a sudden during the period
of the middle of the weightlessness, - The Real Right Stuff

Well, all of a sudden during the period of the middle of the...

Seriously, as we have said before, uh,
during the short periods of weightlessness - The Real Right Stuff

Seriously, as we have said before, uh, during the short peri...

Finally, if we are to win the battle - The Real Right Stuff

Finally, if we are to win the battle

I believe that this nation should commit
itself to achieving the goal - The Real Right Stuff

I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving...

The president put it like this,
"It will not be one man going to the Moon, - The Real Right Stuff

The president put it like this, "It will not be one man...

This training device was created
especially for the astronauts. - The Real Right Stuff

This training device was created especially for the astronau...

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Follow the story of the first American astronauts in space in this National Geographic documentary.

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Director: Tom Jennings

Writer: N/A

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary

Year: 2020

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 20 Nov 2020

Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination

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