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The whole flight will take just 16 minutesbut even though brief, it will help tell us...

The whole flight will take just 16 minutes
but even though brief, it will help tell us whether man
can be useful in nearby space

Full Transcript

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The whole flight will take just 16 minutes but even though brief,
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it will help tell us whether man can be useful in nearby space.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:18
Uploaded
Jun 02, 2025
Genres
documentary
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N/A

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Movie Summary

Follow the story of the first American astronauts in space in this National Geographic documentary.
Far out at sea an armada of ships stand by to pick the capsule - The Real Right Stuff 00:39
Far out at sea an armada of ships stand by to pick the capsu...
It just hit the water a moment ago. - The Real Right Stuff 00:18
It just hit the water a moment ago.
No one, especially newsmen, will be allowed to ask him any questions - The Real Right Stuff 00:07
No one, especially newsmen, will be allowed to ask him any q...
Glenn and the others now watched from the sidelines as Al Shepard - The Real Right Stuff 00:25
Glenn and the others now watched from the sidelines as Al Sh...
And I speak on behalf of, uh, the Vice President, who is Chairman - The Real Right Stuff 00:10
And I speak on behalf of, uh, the Vice President, who is Cha...
Well, all of a sudden during the period of the middle of the weightlessness, - The Real Right Stuff 00:09
Well, all of a sudden during the period of the middle of the...
Seriously, as we have said before, uh, during the short periods of weightlessness - The Real Right Stuff 00:11
Seriously, as we have said before, uh, during the short peri...
Finally, if we are to win the battle - The Real Right Stuff 00:30
Finally, if we are to win the battle
I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal - The Real Right Stuff 00:14
I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving...
The president put it like this, "It will not be one man going to the Moon, - The Real Right Stuff 00:09
The president put it like this, "It will not be one man...
This training device was created especially for the astronauts. - The Real Right Stuff 00:12
This training device was created especially for the astronau...
As they perform these exercises, a film strip of the world's geography - The Real Right Stuff 00:11
As they perform these exercises, a film strip of the world&#...
Virgil Grissom is the astronaut. - The Real Right Stuff 00:13
Virgil Grissom is the astronaut.
I'm occupied with the control task and this is the thing that - The Real Right Stuff 00:06
I'm occupied with the control task and this is the thin...
And here we are back at ABC News headquarters - The Real Right Stuff 00:18
And here we are back at ABC News headquarters
Periscope has retracted. - The Real Right Stuff 00:21
Periscope has retracted.
All systems are go, and Gus Grissom sounds - The Real Right Stuff 00:16
All systems are go, and Gus Grissom sounds
Six seventeen into the flight. - The Real Right Stuff 00:16
Six seventeen into the flight.
Flight Surgeon reports that Gus Grissom came through - The Real Right Stuff 00:07
Flight Surgeon reports that Gus Grissom came through
Now, we're advised that as a result of communications - The Real Right Stuff 00:14
Now, we're advised that as a result of communications