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The Real Right Stuff

This training device was createdespecially for the astronauts. By releasing jets of air,...

This training device was created
especially for the astronauts. By releasing jets of air, they learn
to control their movements in any one of three directions,
or any combination of the three

Full Transcript

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This training device was created especially for the astronauts.
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By releasing jets of air, they learn to control their movements
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in any one of three directions, or any combination of the three.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:46
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.
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
The astronaut, Virgil Grissom, is out of the capsule, - The Real Right Stuff 00:05
The astronaut, Virgil Grissom, is out of the capsule,
The capsule itself is apparently sinking lower into the water... - The Real Right Stuff 00:15
The capsule itself is apparently sinking lower into the wate...
The helicopter is holding up the capsule itself. - The Real Right Stuff 00:30
The helicopter is holding up the capsule itself.
The capsule has dropped. - The Real Right Stuff 00:13
The capsule has dropped.
By this time, Grissom was nearly drowning. - The Real Right Stuff 00:07
By this time, Grissom was nearly drowning.
They're making an attempt to get a cable to Virgil Grissom. - The Real Right Stuff 00:04
They're making an attempt to get a cable to Virgil Gris...
And it looks like Grissom is coming up now, it looks like Grissom is coming up - The Real Right Stuff 00:12
And it looks like Grissom is coming up now, it looks like Gr...
And Grissom is safe and sound in the helicopter after his dunking - The Real Right Stuff 00:07
And Grissom is safe and sound in the helicopter after his du...
To recap briefly, we have had a second successful launching - The Real Right Stuff 00:47
To recap briefly, we have had a second successful launching
He was not about to let the second flight of his new administration - The Real Right Stuff 00:13
He was not about to let the second flight of his new adminis...
I started my, uh, pitch and yaw movement - The Real Right Stuff 00:11
I started my, uh, pitch and yaw movement