John Glenn now points out details of the capsule to President Kennedy. Normally, those...
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John Glenn now points out details of the capsule to President Kennedy. Normally, those retrorockets
are dropped off after firing. There was some indication, though,
on the ground that the, uh, heat shield might have
come loose, and if this had happened, why, of course,
the whole thing would just have disintegrated, and burned up
are dropped off after firing. There was some indication, though,
on the ground that the, uh, heat shield might have
come loose, and if this had happened, why, of course,
the whole thing would just have disintegrated, and burned up
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John Glenn now points out details
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of the capsule to President Kennedy.
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Normally, those retrorockets
are dropped off after firing.
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There was some indication, though,
on the ground
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that the, uh, heat shield might have
come loose,
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and if this had happened, why, of course,
the whole thing would just have
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disintegrated, and burned up.
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Movie Summary
Follow the story of the first American astronauts in space in this National Geographic documentary.
