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At Cape Canaveral, the countdown,
which could take days, began early this morning. And there are rumors that Shepard
has been selected for the flight with Glenn as standby and vice versa. The Project Mercury officials have made
no announcement on either the timing of the launch or the astronaut chosen
which could take days, began early this morning. And there are rumors that Shepard
has been selected for the flight with Glenn as standby and vice versa. The Project Mercury officials have made
no announcement on either the timing of the launch or the astronaut chosen
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At Cape Canaveral, the countdown,
which could take days,
00:00:04.378 --> 00:00:06.046
began early this morning.
00:00:06.589 --> 00:00:09.633
And there are rumors that Shepard
has been selected for the flight
00:00:09.717 --> 00:00:12.386
with Glenn as standby and vice versa.
00:00:12.469 --> 00:00:16.348
The Project Mercury officials have made
no announcement on either the timing
00:00:16.432 --> 00:00:18.684
of the launch or the astronaut chosen.
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Movie Summary
Follow the story of the first American astronauts in space in this National Geographic documentary.