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The Real Right Stuff

Each orbit took approximately89 minutes. There were three of them. Undoubtedly, the most...

Each orbit took approximately
89 minutes. There were three of them. Undoubtedly, the most eventful four hours
and 50 minutes of his entire life

Full Transcript

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Each orbit took approximately 89 minutes. There were three of them.
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Undoubtedly, the most eventful four hours and 50 minutes of his entire life.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:10:16
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.
Perhaps I could've been given information a little earlier - The Real Right Stuff 00:36
Perhaps I could've been given information a little earl...
- Well, I think this is one of... - ...what America and the free world - The Real Right Stuff 00:15
- Well, I think this is one of... - ...what America and the ...
Well, sir, it's this, I think that in this scientific age today, - The Real Right Stuff 00:14
Well, sir, it's this, I think that in this scientific a...
John Glenn arrived home this morning - The Real Right Stuff 00:05
John Glenn arrived home this morning
John Glenn now points out details - The Real Right Stuff 00:20
John Glenn now points out details
So that was rather... it was an interesting return. - The Real Right Stuff 00:04
So that was rather... it was an interesting return.
Along with some answers, Glenn's flight produced some questions, - The Real Right Stuff 00:12
Along with some answers, Glenn's flight produced some q...
I saw them for about, from the first light of sun to a period of some... - The Real Right Stuff 00:06
I saw them for about, from the first light of sun to a perio...
Uh... oh, three and a half, four minutes. - The Real Right Stuff 00:05
Uh... oh, three and a half, four minutes.
Today, I know that I seem to be standing alone on this great platform... - The Real Right Stuff 00:05
Today, I know that I seem to be standing alone on this great...
Just as I seemed to be alone in the cockpit - The Real Right Stuff 00:05
Just as I seemed to be alone in the cockpit
There were with me then and with me now, thousands of Americans, - The Real Right Stuff 00:18
There were with me then and with me now, thousands of Americ...
Thank you very much. - The Real Right Stuff 00:06
Thank you very much.
This flight was just the end of the beginning. - The Real Right Stuff 00:11
This flight was just the end of the beginning.
Donald Slayton, known as Deke, was replaced by M. Scott Carpenter, - The Real Right Stuff 00:10
Donald Slayton, known as Deke, was replaced by M. Scott Carp...
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.