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There was bound to arise conflict between someone like, uh
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There was bound to arise conflictbetween someone like, uh, Glenn on the one hand, and...

There was bound to arise conflict
between someone like, uh, Glenn on the one hand, and say
Alan Shepard on the other. So finally, there was a little showdown. It was out at the Kona Kai Hotel
on Shelter Island in San Diego

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There was bound to arise conflict between someone like, uh,
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Glenn on the one hand, and say Alan Shepard on the other.
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So finally, there was a little showdown.
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It was out at the Kona Kai Hotel on Shelter Island in San Diego.
Duration
14 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:25:40
Uploaded
Jun 02, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Follow the story of the first American astronauts in space in this National Geographic documentary.
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.
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That scene was one of the things that set off a real conflic...
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From President to taxi driver, every American is worried
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The MR-2 craft will carry a chimpanzee,
This is Mercury-Redstone 2, - The Real Right Stuff 00:10
This is Mercury-Redstone 2,
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Concern mounts, Ham's heartbeat and respiration climb f...
The Flight Surgeon watches the monitors, - The Real Right Stuff 00:10
The Flight Surgeon watches the monitors,
MR-2 was a significant milestone on the highway to man's flight into space. - The Real Right Stuff 00:13
MR-2 was a significant milestone on the highway to man'...
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The Soviets never would identify the leader of their space p...
Twenty-five thousand miles, 17,000 miles an hour, - The Real Right Stuff 00:27
Twenty-five thousand miles, 17,000 miles an hour,
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The first hero of the space age receiving
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Here at Cape Canaveral, the announcement of the Russian succ...
At Cape Canaveral, the countdown, which could take days, - The Real Right Stuff 00:19
At Cape Canaveral, the countdown, which could take days,
But the launching fever is gripping the cape - The Real Right Stuff 00:24
But the launching fever is gripping the cape
We have interrupted this program for a special broadcast - The Real Right Stuff 00:21
We have interrupted this program for a special broadcast
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The whole flight will take just 16 minutes but even though b...
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...