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Exactly one hourand three minutes ago, John Glenn left Cape Canaveral. Traveling at 17,545...

Exactly one hour
and three minutes ago, John Glenn left Cape Canaveral. Traveling at 17,545 miles an hour
at an altitude varying from 100 to 160 miles above the Earth

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Exactly one hour and three minutes ago,
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John Glenn left Cape Canaveral.
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Traveling at 17,545 miles an hour at an altitude varying
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from 100 to 160 miles above the Earth.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:22
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.
Did you ever show up for work today? - The Real Right Stuff 00:08
Did you ever show up for work today?
Uh, this is Friendship 7, I'll try to describe what I'm in here. - The Real Right Stuff 00:35
Uh, this is Friendship 7, I'll try to describe what I&#...
But were they coming from the capsule? - The Real Right Stuff 00:04
But were they coming from the capsule?
They swirled around his capsule like tiny weightless diamonds, - The Real Right Stuff 00:14
They swirled around his capsule like tiny weightless diamond...
Flight from data reduction. - The Real Right Stuff 00:04
Flight from data reduction.
Uh, Friendship 7, uh, we have been reading, uh, - The Real Right Stuff 00:11
Uh, Friendship 7, uh, we have been reading, uh,
If the landing bag had deployed, and there was no way - The Real Right Stuff 00:57
If the landing bag had deployed, and there was no way
Can you give him that message please, Linus? - The Real Right Stuff 00:25
Can you give him that message please, Linus?
There had been some trouble with the heat shield equipment - The Real Right Stuff 00:26
There had been some trouble with the heat shield equipment
The retro packet and the retrorockets - The Real Right Stuff 00:27
The retro packet and the retrorockets
He is in good condition, and preparing to fire those retrorockets - The Real Right Stuff 00:22
He is in good condition, and preparing to fire those retroro...
Uh, Seven, this is Cape. Over. - The Real Right Stuff 00:07
Uh, Seven, this is Cape. Over.
Friendship 7 spacecraft is now encountering the atmosphere - The Real Right Stuff 00:20
Friendship 7 spacecraft is now encountering the atmosphere
The Mercury spacecraft is in its reentry process at this time. - The Real Right Stuff 00:22
The Mercury spacecraft is in its reentry process at this tim...
We have not yet seen any sign of the drogue parachute, - The Real Right Stuff 00:09
We have not yet seen any sign of the drogue parachute,
The chute is on green, chute is out in reef condition - The Real Right Stuff 00:08
The chute is on green, chute is out in reef condition
The Destroyer has the capsule parachute in sight. - The Real Right Stuff 00:11
The Destroyer has the capsule parachute in sight.
Right now, the Destroyer Noa is coming - The Real Right Stuff 00:14
Right now, the Destroyer Noa is coming
We have another report now from Colonel Powers. Here he is. - The Real Right Stuff 00:31
We have another report now from Colonel Powers. Here he is.
That this is the most wonderful day for my family, and we're quite... - The Real Right Stuff 00:04
That this is the most wonderful day for my family, and we�...