Uh... I took off my helmet,unstrapped myself, I called, uh, helicopters, told themI was...
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Uh... I took off my helmet,
unstrapped myself, I called, uh, helicopters, told them
I was ready to come out. So I was all set, waiting for them,
laid back down on the couch. I was just laying there,
minding my own business when, "Pow," the hatch went, I looked up,
and I saw nothing but blue sky, and water starting to come in
over the sill. Uh, without a doubt that
was the biggest shock of the day to me, to see that door go off. - Back, over here.
- Do you have an impression of how much time elapsed
between the time the hatch blew - and the capsule would fill?
- Somebody said to you, "Get out of the blank,
blank capsule quick." - Was this part of your conversation?
- In addition to the hatch, what are the other things you
unstrapped myself, I called, uh, helicopters, told them
I was ready to come out. So I was all set, waiting for them,
laid back down on the couch. I was just laying there,
minding my own business when, "Pow," the hatch went, I looked up,
and I saw nothing but blue sky, and water starting to come in
over the sill. Uh, without a doubt that
was the biggest shock of the day to me, to see that door go off. - Back, over here.
- Do you have an impression of how much time elapsed
between the time the hatch blew - and the capsule would fill?
- Somebody said to you, "Get out of the blank,
blank capsule quick." - Was this part of your conversation?
- In addition to the hatch, what are the other things you
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Uh... I took off my helmet,
unstrapped myself,
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I called, uh, helicopters, told them
I was ready to come out.
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So I was all set, waiting for them,
laid back down on the couch.
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I was just laying there,
minding my own business when, "Pow,"
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the hatch went, I looked up,
and I saw nothing but blue sky,
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and water starting to come in
over the sill.
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Uh, without a doubt that
was the biggest shock of the day to me,
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to see that door go off.
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- Back, over here.
- Do you have an impression
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of how much time elapsed
between the time the hatch blew
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- and the capsule would fill?
- Somebody said to you,
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"Get out of the blank,
blank capsule quick."
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- Was this part of your conversation?
- In addition to the hatch,
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what are the other things you...
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Movie Summary
Follow the story of the first American astronauts in space in this National Geographic documentary.
