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I am John Glenn, one of our astronautswho is preparing for our first manned ballistic...

I am John Glenn, one of our astronauts
who is preparing for our first manned ballistic flights
into space

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I am John Glenn, one of our astronauts who is preparing
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for our first manned ballistic flights into space.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:05
Uploaded
Jun 02, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Follow the story of the first American astronauts in space in this National Geographic documentary.
Naturally, all of us take a very deep personal interest, needless to say, - The Real Right Stuff 00:09
Naturally, all of us take a very deep personal interest, nee...
LIFE Magazine decided to buy the rights - The Real Right Stuff 00:39
LIFE Magazine decided to buy the rights
Here's Astronaut John Glenn. - The Real Right Stuff 00:06
Here's Astronaut John Glenn.
Did you ever climb a mountain? - The Real Right Stuff 00:30
Did you ever climb a mountain?
And if the technicians connected with the training of the astronauts - The Real Right Stuff 00:09
And if the technicians connected with the training of the as...
Each astronaut has several meticulously fitted flight uniforms, - The Real Right Stuff 00:15
Each astronaut has several meticulously fitted flight unifor...
Now when you fellas get together among yourselves, what do you talk about? - The Real Right Stuff 00:07
Now when you fellas get together among yourselves, what do y...
Our attentions are focused pretty much on the objectives of spaceflight. - The Real Right Stuff 00:05
Our attentions are focused pretty much on the objectives of ...
We do take a few moments for such things as waterskiing - The Real Right Stuff 00:08
We do take a few moments for such things as waterskiing
- Yes, I do. - What about that, uh, Corvette, - The Real Right Stuff 00:06
- Yes, I do. - What about that, uh, Corvette,
Well, it has a few little goodies underneath the hood that - The Real Right Stuff 00:27
Well, it has a few little goodies underneath the hood that
Mm-hmm. - They're attractive to women, - The Real Right Stuff 00:06
Mm-hmm. - They're attractive to women,
Well, at one point the astronauts, I mean, there were so many women around them - The Real Right Stuff 00:11
Well, at one point the astronauts, I mean, there were so man...
There was bound to arise conflict between someone like, uh, - The Real Right Stuff 00:14
There was bound to arise conflict between someone like, uh,
Now Glenn, I must say, does not mind being a maverick. - The Real Right Stuff 00:45
Now Glenn, I must say, does not mind being a maverick.
That scene was one of the things that set off a real conflict between two camps. - The Real Right Stuff 00:22
That scene was one of the things that set off a real conflic...
From President to taxi driver, every American is worried - The Real Right Stuff 00:15
From President to taxi driver, every American is worried
The MR-2 craft will carry a chimpanzee, - The Real Right Stuff 00:47
The MR-2 craft will carry a chimpanzee,
This is Mercury-Redstone 2, - The Real Right Stuff 00:10
This is Mercury-Redstone 2,
Concern mounts, Ham's heartbeat and respiration climb fast. - The Real Right Stuff 00:11
Concern mounts, Ham's heartbeat and respiration climb f...