For example, "by Betty Grissom", or "by Virgil I. Grisson", or... Gus! What was that?...
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Henry Luce:
Now, I want them all to meet my people who will write their true stories, Naturally these stories will appear in Life magazine under their own bylines: For example, "by Betty Grissom", or "by Virgil I. Grisson", or...
Gus Grissom:
Gus!
Henry Luce:
What was that?
Gus Grissom:
Gus. Nobody calls me by... that other name.
Henry Luce:
Gus? An astronaut named "Gus"? What's your middle name?
Gus Grissom:
Ivan.
Henry Luce:
Ivan... ahem... well. Maybe, Gus isn't so bad, might be something there... All right, all right. You can be Gus.
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How's that sound?
Now I want them all to meet my people
who will write their true stories.
These stories will appear
in Life under their own by-lines.
For example...
"...by Betty Grissom..."
...or, "by...
"...Virgil I. Grissom."
Gus.
- What was that?
- Gus.
Nobody calls me by that other name.
Gus? An astronaut named Gus?
- What's your middle name?
- lvan.
Ivan.
Maybe...
..."Gus" isn't so bad.
Might be something there.
All right, you can be Gus.
I bet for all that money
they could call you Virgil.
They sure could me.
Clip duration: 68 seconds
Views: 499
Timestamp in movie: 00h 00m 00s
Uploaded: 13 December, 2020
Genres: adventure, biography, drama
Summary: The U.S. space program's development from the breaking of the sound barrier to selection of the Mercury 7 astronauts, from a group of test pilots with a more seat-of-the-pants approach than the program's more cautious engineers prefe
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02:05 It's all over for him
03:37 We're public figures
00:36 There's another hold from NASA
00:41 What do you have to do to get your picture up there anyway
01:33 What are you two rookies gonna have
00:34 The hatch just BLEW
00:41 Request permission to relieve bladder
01:24 I'm tired of being forthright
00:23 The first American into space is not going to be a...
00:53 Make another note here
00:25 I'll tell you something
00:11 You damn right it is
00:21 You boys know what makes this bird go up
00:18 Who was the best pilot I ever saw
00:13 Not very funny
00:27 Squirming Hatchblower
00:20 Anybody that goes up in the damn thing is gonna be Spam in a...
01:47 And as I was sayin'
00:15 Sounds dangerous
00:39 Congratulations