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Already, the idea of Sputnik whirlingthrough space has become accepted and people are...

Already, the idea of Sputnik whirling
through space has become accepted and people are saying, "What comes next?
What comes after Sputnik? After Vanguard?" Well, the next step has been planned
for a long time. It is a manned satellite

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Already, the idea of Sputnik whirling through space has become accepted
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and people are saying, "What comes next? What comes after Sputnik? After Vanguard?"
00:00:09.675 --> 00:00:14.513
Well, the next step has been planned for a long time. It is a manned satellite.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:15
Uploaded
Jun 02, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

Follow the story of the first American astronauts in space in this National Geographic documentary.
Catch up on all fronts. That was the imperative. - The Real Right Stuff 00:38
Catch up on all fronts. That was the imperative.
We will be developing and launching into space, - The Real Right Stuff 00:09
We will be developing and launching into space,
N.A.S.A. will have about 300 million dollars - The Real Right Stuff 00:36
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 00:53
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 00:35
From all of the active duty pilots in the Navy, Marines, and...
Phase two of the selection program - The Real Right Stuff 00:22
Phase two of the selection program
At a Washington news conference, officials introduced seven carefully - The Real Right Stuff 00:09
At a Washington news conference, officials introduced seven ...
How are the kids' appetites tonight? - The Real Right Stuff 00:05
How are the kids' appetites tonight?
Better than usual or worse than usual? - The Real Right Stuff 00:06
Better than usual or worse than usual?
Well, this is supposed to have been a very tightly kept secret. - The Real Right Stuff 00:09
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 00:21
Well, all seven of the men are officers and test pilots.
It's my pleasure to introduce... to you, - The Real Right Stuff 00:29
It's my pleasure to introduce... to you,
These, ladies, and gentlemen, are the nation's Mercury astronauts. - The Real Right Stuff 00:06
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 00:13
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 00:05
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 00:08
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 00:09
My wife has agreed that professional opinions are mine, care...
John Glenn was actually unique among the seven - The Real Right Stuff 00:17
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 00:11
My feelings are that this whole project with regard to... to...
At the very first press conference John Glenn proved - The Real Right Stuff 00:10
At the very first press conference John Glenn proved