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Donald Slayton, known as Deke, was replaced by M. Scott Carpenter
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The Real Right Stuff

Donald Slayton, known asDeke, was replaced by M. Scott Carpenter, the next astronaut in...

Donald Slayton, known as
Deke, was replaced by M. Scott Carpenter, the next astronaut in line for orbit,
because of mild heart palpitations

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Donald Slayton, known as Deke, was replaced by M. Scott Carpenter,
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the next astronaut in line for orbit, because of mild heart palpitations.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
01:15:05
Uploaded
Jun 02, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Follow the story of the first American astronauts in space in this National Geographic documentary.
Okay, repeat after me, I went to a wonderful party. - The Real Right Stuff 00:17
Okay, repeat after me, I went to a wonderful party.
After a while, Rene didn't know whether - The Real Right Stuff 00:10
After a while, Rene didn't know whether
After the earlier successes of Shepard, Grissom, and Glenn, - The Real Right Stuff 00:08
After the earlier successes of Shepard, Grissom, and Glenn,
It required the pilot to do things we hadn't dared ask of his predecessors. - The Real Right Stuff 00:14
It required the pilot to do things we hadn't dared ask ...
Now, the astronaut's ready, and so is everything else. - The Real Right Stuff 00:11
Now, the astronaut's ready, and so is everything else.
Zero, ignition. Liftoff. - The Real Right Stuff 00:20
Zero, ignition. Liftoff.
Thorns. - The Real Right Stuff 00:06
Thorns.
The crowds at Grand Central New York - The Real Right Stuff 00:24
The crowds at Grand Central New York
Cronkite had been explaining Scott's fuel problem - The Real Right Stuff 00:17
Cronkite had been explaining Scott's fuel problem
They say they did not pick up any radar blips - The Real Right Stuff 00:08
They say they did not pick up any radar blips
It almost begs for interpretation as to what that could mean. - The Real Right Stuff 00:06
It almost begs for interpretation as to what that could mean...
There has not even been radar contact with the Aurora 7 since the last contact - The Real Right Stuff 00:15
There has not even been radar contact with the Aurora 7 sinc...
This is the worst chore this reporter ever went through, - The Real Right Stuff 00:08
This is the worst chore this reporter ever went through,
Uh, it would seem that even 200 miles would not be too far to pick up - The Real Right Stuff 00:06
Uh, it would seem that even 200 miles would not be too far t...
A US Navy P2V aircraft in the landing area - The Real Right Stuff 00:07
A US Navy P2V aircraft in the landing area
We do not have any further details at this time, - The Real Right Stuff 00:11
We do not have any further details at this time,
Well, we've just received a happy word that one of the ships' - The Real Right Stuff 00:15
Well, we've just received a happy word that one of the ...
Oh, boy. - The Real Right Stuff 00:19
Oh, boy.
Well, it started out like Buck Rogers, - The Real Right Stuff 00:06
Well, it started out like Buck Rogers,
News of Carpenter's recovery reached his wife Rene at Cocoa Beach, Florida, - The Real Right Stuff 00:07
News of Carpenter's recovery reached his wife Rene at C...