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1 00:00:18,018 00:00:19,658 Previously on The Right Stuff... Previously on The Right Stuff...
2 00:00:19,811 00:00:22,481 These are the Mercury astronauts. These are the Mercury astronauts.
3 00:00:22,928 00:00:24,900 - I'm not gonna be one of the seven. - No? - I'm not gonna be one of the seven. - No?
4 00:00:25,025 00:00:26,610 I'm gonna be the first man in space. I'm gonna be the first man in space.
5 00:00:28,195 00:00:30,280 LIFE will tell your stories, gentlemen. LIFE will tell your stories, gentlemen.
6 00:00:30,697 00:00:34,660 We will take the public on a journey from the kitchen table to Pluto. We will take the public on a journey from the kitchen table to Pluto.
7 00:00:34,910 00:00:36,912 It's 25,000 dollars a year. It's 25,000 dollars a year.
8 00:00:37,287 00:00:39,081 This is a fresh start for us. This is a fresh start for us.
9 00:00:39,831 00:00:41,750 I'm Alan Shepard, astronaut. I'm Alan Shepard, astronaut.
10 00:00:42,251 00:00:44,545 - You Dee? - Second Lieutenant O'Hara. - You Dee? - Second Lieutenant O'Hara.
11 00:00:44,836 00:00:46,463 Only my friends call me "Dee." Only my friends call me "Dee."
12 00:00:46,922 00:00:49,258 We're supposed to send a man to space inside a year We're supposed to send a man to space inside a year
13 00:00:49,383 00:00:51,468 and we are already a month behind schedule. and we are already a month behind schedule.
14 00:00:55,389 00:00:56,640 Heat check, go. Heat check, go.
15 00:00:57,599 00:00:59,172 All launch systems are green. All launch systems are green.
16 00:00:59,184 00:01:00,477 Go. Go.
17 00:01:02,020 00:01:03,927 - Stand by. - Fuel is go. - Stand by. - Fuel is go.
18 00:01:03,939 00:01:05,232 - FIDO. - Go. - FIDO. - Go.
19 00:01:05,315 00:01:06,525 - Network. - Go. - Network. - Go.
20 00:01:06,733 00:01:07,943 - RSO. - Go. - RSO. - Go.
21 00:01:08,110 00:01:09,528 - Capsule system. - Go. - Capsule system. - Go.
22 00:01:09,695 00:01:11,071 - Recovery. - Go. - Recovery. - Go.
23 00:01:13,865 00:01:16,618 TC, this is Flight, we are go for launch. TC, this is Flight, we are go for launch.
24 00:01:16,743 00:01:19,192 - Roger, go for launch. - We are go. - Roger, go for launch. - We are go.
25 00:01:19,204 00:01:23,834 Five, four, three, two, one. Five, four, three, two, one.
26 00:01:24,251 00:01:26,920 Ignition. Lift off. Ignition. Lift off.
27 00:01:27,838 00:01:30,757 - Confirm lift off. - That is confirmed. - Confirm lift off. - That is confirmed.
28 00:01:30,841 00:01:32,050 Flight, charge off floor. Flight, charge off floor.
29 00:01:32,175 00:01:34,207 Flight, I have a red light on capsule... Flight, I have a red light on capsule...
30 00:01:34,219 00:01:36,251 Flight, we see sustainer's not responding to pitch and roll program. Flight, we see sustainer's not responding to pitch and roll program.
31 00:01:36,263 00:01:38,640 Are you seeing a board sequence initiated on board, FIDO? Are you seeing a board sequence initiated on board, FIDO?
32 00:01:38,807 00:01:41,807 - Flight, I show negative capsule set. - Flight, TM frame loss from Goddard. - Flight, I show negative capsule set. - Flight, TM frame loss from Goddard.
33 00:01:41,935 00:01:43,312 What the hell is going on? Anyone? What the hell is going on? Anyone?
34 00:01:43,395 00:01:45,343 And can you confirm the relay is green? And can you confirm the relay is green?
35 00:01:45,355 00:01:46,715 - Sending destruct command. - Wait. - Sending destruct command. - Wait.
36 00:01:46,732 00:01:48,275 Have you confirmed trajectory data? Have you confirmed trajectory data?
37 00:01:48,358 00:01:50,402 Is the rocket headed for civilian population? Is the rocket headed for civilian population?
38 00:01:50,569 00:01:52,571 Flight, MA-1 is still within range to destruct... Flight, MA-1 is still within range to destruct...
39 00:01:52,696 00:01:55,490 You are about to kill an astronaut, son. Are you sure? You are about to kill an astronaut, son. Are you sure?
40 00:01:55,616 00:01:58,452 Flight altitude decreasing. Now at 14K. Flight altitude decreasing. Now at 14K.
41 00:01:58,619 00:02:00,996 Separation is yellow. Separation is yellow.
42 00:02:04,333 00:02:09,004 Standby. Loss of radar contact. Break up of MA-1 nine miles downrange. Standby. Loss of radar contact. Break up of MA-1 nine miles downrange.
43 00:02:09,171 00:02:11,298 Hope nobody has family in Titusville. Hope nobody has family in Titusville.
44 00:02:13,383 00:02:16,762 Mr. Hutmacher, did you confirm trajectory data? Mr. Hutmacher, did you confirm trajectory data?
45 00:02:18,138 00:02:20,515 Or did a little angel whisper in your ear? Or did a little angel whisper in your ear?
46 00:02:20,599 00:02:22,142 I confirmed good traj and flight... I confirmed good traj and flight...
47 00:02:22,267 00:02:23,685 - But you hesitated. - No. - But you hesitated. - No.
48 00:02:23,894 00:02:26,271 - Yes, I did. - Do not hesitate in this room. - Yes, I did. - Do not hesitate in this room.
49 00:02:26,396 00:02:28,440 I ask you a question, you give me an answer. I ask you a question, you give me an answer.
50 00:02:28,523 00:02:30,275 Yes, no, go, no go. Yes, no, go, no go.
51 00:02:30,484 00:02:33,695 - That's it. You're a machine. - Don't second-guess me. - That's it. You're a machine. - Don't second-guess me.
52 00:02:36,823 00:02:40,077 - What the hell did you say? - You're not acting like a machine. - What the hell did you say? - You're not acting like a machine.
53 00:02:40,243 00:02:43,121 I was about to abort, and you second-guessed my judgment. I was about to abort, and you second-guessed my judgment.
54 00:02:44,790 00:02:46,708 Ah, guys, this is a sim. Ah, guys, this is a sim.
55 00:02:47,292 00:02:48,710 It's just a game, right? It's just a game, right?
56 00:02:57,177 00:02:58,178 Lunney. Lunney.
57 00:02:59,096 00:03:01,932 Uh, the test was designed to simulate multiple corrupted feeds Uh, the test was designed to simulate multiple corrupted feeds
58 00:03:02,015 00:03:04,059 with physical damage to the comm link. with physical damage to the comm link.
59 00:03:05,477 00:03:06,520 From what? From what?
60 00:03:11,149 00:03:13,235 Large birds. Large birds.
61 00:03:16,613 00:03:17,698 Is that funny? Is that funny?
62 00:03:19,032 00:03:22,703 We will keep running this simulation until we get it right. We will keep running this simulation until we get it right.
63 00:03:24,246 00:03:27,833 We have a public launch of a test rocket We have a public launch of a test rocket
64 00:03:28,417 00:03:31,002 in four days. Press will be there. in four days. Press will be there.
65 00:03:32,379 00:03:34,965 Representatives of your federal government will be there. Representatives of your federal government will be there.
66 00:03:36,049 00:03:39,052 The wives and children of our astronauts The wives and children of our astronauts
67 00:03:39,511 00:03:40,512 will be there. will be there.
68 00:03:41,722 00:03:43,598 If we don't get these procedures down cold, If we don't get these procedures down cold,
69 00:03:43,682 00:03:47,728 we really could blow up Titusville, or Orlando, or Tampa. we really could blow up Titusville, or Orlando, or Tampa.
70 00:03:48,270 00:03:49,771 We will get this right. We will get this right.
71 00:03:51,231 00:03:52,232 Is that clear? Is that clear?
72 00:03:55,736 00:03:57,279 Is there any hesitation about that? Is there any hesitation about that?
73 00:04:03,160 00:04:04,202 Again. Again.
74 00:04:19,050 00:04:21,636 They're training us on this machine called the MASTIF They're training us on this machine called the MASTIF
75 00:04:21,803 00:04:24,043 that's supposed to make you feel like you're tumbling in space. that's supposed to make you feel like you're tumbling in space.
76 00:04:24,055 00:04:25,056 You can cut it. You can cut it.
77 00:04:25,474 00:04:27,851 Compared to what we do, it's a carnival ride. Compared to what we do, it's a carnival ride.
78 00:04:28,685 00:04:31,772 The average fatality rate of a Navy test pilot is 23 percent. The average fatality rate of a Navy test pilot is 23 percent.
79 00:04:32,606 00:04:35,025 But any pilot you're talking to is still alive. But any pilot you're talking to is still alive.
80 00:04:36,109 00:04:37,277 Which means he isn't average. Which means he isn't average.
81 00:04:39,404 00:04:42,073 I mean, that's about the shape of it. You make it sound heroic. I mean, that's about the shape of it. You make it sound heroic.
82 00:04:42,199 00:04:45,452 Well, we can always rewrite it if it don't. Right? Well, we can always rewrite it if it don't. Right?
83 00:04:46,369 00:04:47,788 They're ready for you, Al. They're ready for you, Al.
84 00:04:58,089 00:04:59,382 What's the best time? What's the best time?
85 00:04:59,883 00:05:02,469 It's always about beating something with you guys, isn't it? It's always about beating something with you guys, isn't it?
86 00:05:02,803 00:05:04,346 Well, everybody likes a winner, Dee. Well, everybody likes a winner, Dee.
87 00:05:04,554 00:05:06,932 - What if you don't win? - Hasn't happened yet. - What if you don't win? - Hasn't happened yet.
88 00:05:08,892 00:05:11,332 All right, Commander. Triple-axis control. All right, Commander. Triple-axis control.
89 00:05:11,353 00:05:13,480 Abort switch is on the left stick if you need it. Abort switch is on the left stick if you need it.
90 00:05:13,563 00:05:14,689 Roger that. Roger that.
91 00:05:41,299 00:05:44,845 Al, Al. Abort. Al, Al. Abort.
92 00:05:45,303 00:05:47,013 Commander, abort. Commander, abort.
93 00:05:54,771 00:05:57,274 Get him down. Have medical check him. Get him down. Have medical check him.
94 00:06:13,623 00:06:17,294 That baby ain't so bad. It's like floating in a tube down the Lazy Hole River. That baby ain't so bad. It's like floating in a tube down the Lazy Hole River.
95 00:06:17,502 00:06:19,262 Hell, I could've put my feet up, taken a nap. Hell, I could've put my feet up, taken a nap.
96 00:06:19,337 00:06:20,589 Yeah, try that next time. Yeah, try that next time.
97 00:06:20,755 00:06:22,883 God, I picked the wrong time to quit smoking. God, I picked the wrong time to quit smoking.
98 00:06:23,216 00:06:24,634 You didn't quit smoking. You didn't quit smoking.
99 00:06:24,801 00:06:25,927 Sure I did. Sure I did.
100 00:06:26,678 00:06:29,347 So, is this MASTIF how they pick who's gonna be first? So, is this MASTIF how they pick who's gonna be first?
101 00:06:29,431 00:06:30,557 No way. No way.
102 00:06:30,724 00:06:32,601 - Thing is a toy. - So, what then? - Thing is a toy. - So, what then?
103 00:06:32,976 00:06:35,336 We've been at it for months, and they still haven't told us. We've been at it for months, and they still haven't told us.
104 00:06:35,395 00:06:38,106 It's probably, you know, who's the best overall. It's probably, you know, who's the best overall.
105 00:06:40,066 00:06:42,611 - And who's that? You? - Right about now, it might be. Yeah. - And who's that? You? - Right about now, it might be. Yeah.
106 00:06:42,736 00:06:46,489 Would you please shut your damn mouth, Gordo? Would you please shut your damn mouth, Gordo?
107 00:06:49,868 00:06:51,119 Are you okay? Are you okay?
108 00:06:53,830 00:06:55,832 - What? - Are you okay? - What? - Are you okay?
109 00:07:37,123 00:07:39,113 I won't pretend we're not a competitive bunch. I won't pretend we're not a competitive bunch.
110 00:07:39,125 00:07:41,753 I mean, none of us would be in this program if we weren't, but... I mean, none of us would be in this program if we weren't, but...
111 00:07:42,003 00:07:45,131 I do think that we're all aware in our own individual ways I do think that we're all aware in our own individual ways
112 00:07:45,382 00:07:47,342 that this thing is bigger than any one of us, that this thing is bigger than any one of us,
113 00:07:47,509 00:07:50,178 and that tends to bring out the best in men. and that tends to bring out the best in men.
114 00:07:50,428 00:07:53,056 You know, service to a cause greater than yourself, You know, service to a cause greater than yourself,
115 00:07:53,181 00:07:56,351 and I can't think of a better cause than this one right now. and I can't think of a better cause than this one right now.
116 00:07:57,602 00:08:02,148 For our country we love, and for this grand adventure we're all on. For our country we love, and for this grand adventure we're all on.
117 00:08:03,316 00:08:05,110 How was that? How was that?
118 00:08:05,694 00:08:07,320 You write this stuff in advance? You write this stuff in advance?
119 00:08:07,904 00:08:10,073 Well, just trying to be helpful. Well, just trying to be helpful.
120 00:08:10,615 00:08:14,202 - What's in there? - Oh. Well, that's my mistress. - What's in there? - Oh. Well, that's my mistress.
121 00:08:17,414 00:08:19,541 Oh. Oh.
122 00:08:46,568 00:08:47,569 You ready? You ready?
123 00:08:48,278 00:08:49,279 Sure am. Sure am.
124 00:08:51,281 00:08:53,742 Nothing much to report, just a few... Nothing much to report, just a few...
125 00:08:55,577 00:08:58,580 - training kinks to work out. - How are you faring? - training kinks to work out. - How are you faring?
126 00:08:58,997 00:09:01,499 I don't know anymore. I don't know anymore.
127 00:09:03,960 00:09:06,880 - It isn't Glenn, is it? - No. - It isn't Glenn, is it? - No.
128 00:09:08,131 00:09:11,009 No, it's not John, it's not about anyone else, it's... No, it's not John, it's not about anyone else, it's...
129 00:09:11,634 00:09:12,927 It's about me. It's about me.
130 00:09:13,136 00:09:14,536 What are you talking about? What are you talking about?
131 00:09:17,057 00:09:18,475 I just need to practice. I just need to practice.
132 00:09:21,811 00:09:23,851 What does LIFE have you wearing for the photo shoot? What does LIFE have you wearing for the photo shoot?
133 00:09:26,232 00:09:29,527 - Pink. - No. - Pink. - No.
134 00:09:30,820 00:09:33,907 - Hey, at least it's not white. - Good Lord, yes. - Hey, at least it's not white. - Good Lord, yes.
135 00:09:36,785 00:09:40,121 The girls and I can't wait to finally see what you've been up to down there. The girls and I can't wait to finally see what you've been up to down there.
136 00:09:44,626 00:09:46,086 I'll see you Saturday, Lou. I'll see you Saturday, Lou.
137 00:09:47,087 00:09:48,296 My girl in pink. My girl in pink.
138 00:09:50,048 00:09:51,674 Don't push yourself too hard. Don't push yourself too hard.
139 00:09:53,343 00:09:54,385 Okay? Okay?
140 00:10:13,947 00:10:15,156 Now, why don't you... Now, why don't you...
141 00:10:15,782 00:10:18,827 Why don't you finally come down tonight, hang out with all of us? Why don't you finally come down tonight, hang out with all of us?
142 00:10:21,121 00:10:23,581 I don't know. It's not really my thing. I don't know. It's not really my thing.
143 00:10:23,790 00:10:25,333 Early to bed and all that. Early to bed and all that.
144 00:10:25,542 00:10:28,419 Hey, look. Boys are gonna do what the boys are gonna do. Hey, look. Boys are gonna do what the boys are gonna do.
145 00:10:28,503 00:10:30,088 Don't mean we have to be a part of it. Don't mean we have to be a part of it.
146 00:10:30,421 00:10:34,259 Well, you sit that close to the fire, and you're bound to get burned. Well, you sit that close to the fire, and you're bound to get burned.
147 00:10:40,682 00:10:42,892 You've seen what happens in that pool, right? You've seen what happens in that pool, right?
148 00:10:44,644 00:10:46,425 Our kids are gonna be swimming in that in two days. Our kids are gonna be swimming in that in two days.
149 00:10:46,437 00:10:49,357 - Doesn't that bother you? - Yeah, I guess. I don't know. - Doesn't that bother you? - Yeah, I guess. I don't know.
150 00:10:57,907 00:10:59,075 What's with you two, anyway? What's with you two, anyway?
151 00:11:00,785 00:11:01,828 It's just... It's just...
152 00:11:02,954 00:11:04,122 old Air Force stuff. old Air Force stuff.
153 00:11:04,247 00:11:07,458 Gus, he's got a chip on both shoulders. It's what makes him good. Gus, he's got a chip on both shoulders. It's what makes him good.
154 00:11:07,542 00:11:10,044 He's competitive. Hey, John, come down tonight. He's competitive. Hey, John, come down tonight.
155 00:11:11,671 00:11:14,591 Or, I tell you what, tomorrow night. Friday nights are even better. Or, I tell you what, tomorrow night. Friday nights are even better.
156 00:11:15,175 00:11:17,135 You know, our families are gonna be in town You know, our families are gonna be in town
157 00:11:17,260 00:11:19,762 for the test launch, and it's gonna be family time. for the test launch, and it's gonna be family time.
158 00:11:19,846 00:11:21,431 But for now, just... But for now, just...
159 00:11:21,848 00:11:23,600 Hey, live a little. Hey, live a little.
160 00:11:32,066 00:11:37,071 Easy care cotton piqué shirtwaist dress Easy care cotton piqué shirtwaist dress
161 00:11:37,155 00:11:39,407 with dressmaker details. with dressmaker details.
162 00:11:39,949 00:11:41,075 Is it blue? Is it blue?
163 00:11:41,743 00:11:46,080 - They say it has to be blue. - Yes. Light blue. - They say it has to be blue. - Yes. Light blue.
164 00:11:46,289 00:11:49,250 - And they can deliver in time? - No. - And they can deliver in time? - No.
165 00:11:49,626 00:11:51,294 I have to go to town. I have to go to town.
166 00:11:53,588 00:11:56,007 I'm sorry you can't pick your own dress for this photo. I'm sorry you can't pick your own dress for this photo.
167 00:11:56,633 00:11:59,552 And don't worry, okay? You're gonna put the other gals to shame. And don't worry, okay? You're gonna put the other gals to shame.
168 00:11:59,844 00:12:02,597 - Even Scott's wife? - Come on. - Even Scott's wife? - Come on.
169 00:12:04,098 00:12:05,516 She got nothing on you. She got nothing on you.
170 00:12:05,808 00:12:06,893 Incoming! Incoming!
171 00:12:11,648 00:12:12,649 John? John?
172 00:12:13,858 00:12:14,943 Are you okay? Are you okay?
173 00:12:16,736 00:12:18,613 Yeah. It's just not my world down here. Yeah. It's just not my world down here.
174 00:12:26,788 00:12:28,665 But I do love you, Anna Margaret. But I do love you, Anna Margaret.
175 00:12:30,333 00:12:31,918 I love you, too. I love you, too.
176 00:12:33,586 00:12:34,754 I'll see you soon. I'll see you soon.
177 00:12:39,592 00:12:42,303 ...but these distant planetary bodies, ...but these distant planetary bodies,
178 00:12:42,637 00:12:46,766 and maybe the entire new solar systems and galaxies. and maybe the entire new solar systems and galaxies.
179 00:12:47,809 00:12:51,896 What new discoveries might be in store for mankind? What new discoveries might be in store for mankind?
180 00:12:56,025 00:12:58,182 Seats have all been made to your specs, fellas. Seats have all been made to your specs, fellas.
181 00:12:58,194 00:12:59,195 How do they feel? How do they feel?
182 00:13:01,698 00:13:03,218 It's not like an airplane seat, is it? It's not like an airplane seat, is it?
183 00:13:03,866 00:13:05,306 Are these the final versions? Are these the final versions?
184 00:13:05,451 00:13:07,996 No, we'll use them to make the fiberglass seats, No, we'll use them to make the fiberglass seats,
185 00:13:08,162 00:13:10,790 which will then be custom-fit into each of your capsules. which will then be custom-fit into each of your capsules.
186 00:13:10,957 00:13:14,711 And so, where are the controls gonna be if we're on our backs like this? And so, where are the controls gonna be if we're on our backs like this?
187 00:13:15,461 00:13:16,671 Stick hereabouts? Stick hereabouts?
188 00:13:17,422 00:13:19,757 The, uh, the capsule prototype arrives tomorrow. The, uh, the capsule prototype arrives tomorrow.
189 00:13:19,924 00:13:22,635 You'll have a chance to see for yourself then. You'll have a chance to see for yourself then.
190 00:13:25,305 00:13:27,505 There's no graceful way to get out of that, huh? There's no graceful way to get out of that, huh?
191 00:13:58,463 00:14:00,673 Mercury Capsule to Mercury Control. Mercury Capsule to Mercury Control.
192 00:14:01,257 00:14:03,926 Clock is running and we are underway. Clock is running and we are underway.
193 00:14:06,054 00:14:07,096 Fuel is go. Fuel is go.
194 00:14:07,805 00:14:08,973 Oxygen, go. Oxygen, go.
195 00:14:13,061 00:14:14,103 Well... Well...
196 00:14:15,229 00:14:17,565 this is one beautiful ride. this is one beautiful ride.
197 00:14:20,234 00:14:22,695 Well, Control, I have to say that flying this thing Well, Control, I have to say that flying this thing
198 00:14:22,779 00:14:25,031 is one heck of an honor and a privilege. is one heck of an honor and a privilege.
199 00:14:25,615 00:14:27,575 I'd like to thank each... I'd like to thank each...
200 00:14:28,910 00:14:32,705 Kiss me, Major Glenn. Kiss me, Major Glenn.
201 00:14:33,039 00:14:34,582 Ooh, delicioso. Ooh, delicioso.
202 00:14:35,208 00:14:38,503 What the hell are you gonna do with that thing anyway? What the hell are you gonna do with that thing anyway?
203 00:14:38,628 00:14:41,068 Kids are coming in town. I'm gonna scare the hell out of them. Kids are coming in town. I'm gonna scare the hell out of them.
204 00:14:42,882 00:14:45,259 Hey, John, we're gonna go grab a bite, do you... Hey, John, we're gonna go grab a bite, do you...
205 00:14:47,178 00:14:48,513 Hey. Those... Hey. Those...
206 00:14:49,430 00:14:51,224 - Those guys are just messing around. - Yeah. - Those guys are just messing around. - Yeah.
207 00:14:53,976 00:14:56,979 - Okay. See you later. - Mm-hmm. - Okay. See you later. - Mm-hmm.
208 00:14:57,730 00:15:00,733 Gordo, if I don't see you with a girl tonight, I'll start to worry. Gordo, if I don't see you with a girl tonight, I'll start to worry.
209 00:15:08,741 00:15:09,742 Damn it. Damn it.
210 00:15:17,125 00:15:18,565 Commander, abort. Commander, abort.
211 00:15:18,918 00:15:20,294 Shepard, abort. Shepard, abort.
212 00:15:34,016 00:15:35,143 Hit it again. Hit it again.
213 00:15:35,852 00:15:37,353 Okay. Start it up again. Okay. Start it up again.
214 00:15:58,332 00:15:59,959 Dear God, it's hot down here. Dear God, it's hot down here.
215 00:16:00,835 00:16:04,297 - We should get you a swamp cooler. - Why the hell are we testing an Atlas? - We should get you a swamp cooler. - Why the hell are we testing an Atlas?
216 00:16:04,505 00:16:07,925 - Those rockets are too dangerous. - You are on Air Force property. - Those rockets are too dangerous. - You are on Air Force property.
217 00:16:08,050 00:16:09,760 Air Force wants to fly an Atlas. Air Force wants to fly an Atlas.
218 00:16:11,095 00:16:13,556 But that is not what we're sending to space first. But that is not what we're sending to space first.
219 00:16:13,848 00:16:15,475 It doesn't make sense. It doesn't make sense.
220 00:16:17,351 00:16:19,312 Your team is ready for this, yeah? Your team is ready for this, yeah?
221 00:16:22,190 00:16:23,733 Yeah. On rails. Yeah. On rails.
222 00:16:31,407 00:16:32,575 These are good. These are good.
223 00:16:37,872 00:16:38,873 Chris... Chris...
224 00:16:40,875 00:16:41,918 try and relax. try and relax.
225 00:16:54,764 00:16:55,806 Lunney. Lunney.
226 00:17:00,478 00:17:01,646 Gather the men. Gather the men.
227 00:17:01,979 00:17:02,980 Let's go, Ryerson. Let's go, Ryerson.
228 00:17:03,940 00:17:06,275 Good, Myers, your ball. Lunney, your ball. Good, Myers, your ball. Lunney, your ball.
229 00:17:06,567 00:17:09,362 Your ball. That's okay. That's okay. Hey. Your ball. That's okay. That's okay. Hey.
230 00:17:09,445 00:17:10,809 It's a good shot. It's a... It's a good shot. It's a...
231 00:17:10,821 00:17:12,615 Teamwork now, teamwork. Teamwork now, teamwork.
232 00:17:12,740 00:17:15,660 It's important. That's why we're screwing up in control. It's important. That's why we're screwing up in control.
233 00:17:16,661 00:17:19,539 Let's go, Ryerson. Here we go. Here we go. Let's go, Ryerson. Here we go. Here we go.
234 00:17:19,956 00:17:22,500 See if you can handle this. Service. See if you can handle this. Service.
235 00:17:24,085 00:17:27,213 Good. Back over. Good. McCauley, give him some space. Good. Back over. Good. McCauley, give him some space.
236 00:17:27,672 00:17:29,257 Hutmacher, wake up. Hutmacher, wake up.
237 00:17:29,465 00:17:31,968 All right, Jensen. That's yours. Goddammit, Jensen. All right, Jensen. That's yours. Goddammit, Jensen.
238 00:17:32,218 00:17:34,679 If the ball comes to you, you got to hit it, all right? If the ball comes to you, you got to hit it, all right?
239 00:17:34,845 00:17:36,472 No hesitation, Jensen. No hesitation, Jensen.
240 00:17:37,640 00:17:41,143 - All right. Good. Here we go, Ryerson. - All right, gentlemen. Service. - All right. Good. Here we go, Ryerson. - All right, gentlemen. Service.
241 00:17:41,352 00:17:42,603 Good. Mine, mine. Good. Mine, mine.
242 00:17:42,770 00:17:45,439 Jensen, that's your ball. Damn it. Out of his way, McCauley. Jensen, that's your ball. Damn it. Out of his way, McCauley.
243 00:17:45,565 00:17:48,526 You got to take control. No hesitation, Jensen. You got to take control. No hesitation, Jensen.
244 00:17:48,651 00:17:49,694 Come on. Come on.
245 00:17:51,862 00:17:53,030 Flight, you okay? Flight, you okay?
246 00:18:03,374 00:18:04,667 Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ.
247 00:18:05,459 00:18:06,836 That's enough for today. That's enough for today.
248 00:18:10,840 00:18:14,010 Geez, man. What's wrong with you? It's just a game. Geez, man. What's wrong with you? It's just a game.
249 00:18:22,727 00:18:24,145 That's a great article. That's a great article.
250 00:18:24,979 00:18:27,440 And your lovely family, your two little ones? And your lovely family, your two little ones?
251 00:18:27,523 00:18:29,984 Uh, Lyn and Dave. Yeah. They're, uh... Uh, Lyn and Dave. Yeah. They're, uh...
252 00:18:30,401 00:18:32,737 Looking forward to having them down for a couple of days. Looking forward to having them down for a couple of days.
253 00:18:37,491 00:18:39,869 You were the only one who, um, mentioned the Lord. You were the only one who, um, mentioned the Lord.
254 00:18:42,038 00:18:46,042 You know, you should really come on by tonight to the Living Grace, You know, you should really come on by tonight to the Living Grace,
255 00:18:46,334 00:18:47,918 our little excuse for a church. our little excuse for a church.
256 00:18:49,253 00:18:51,255 It's A1A and. Uh, Indianola. It's A1A and. Uh, Indianola.
257 00:18:52,632 00:18:54,550 - Okay. - Okay. And... - Okay. - Okay. And...
258 00:18:58,262 00:18:59,347 Yeah, maybe. Yeah, maybe.
259 00:18:59,889 00:19:02,016 Uh, thank you. Thank you, Eunice. Uh, thank you. Thank you, Eunice.
260 00:19:02,183 00:19:06,103 Um. Now, do you think he's coming in at all today or, uh, should I... Um. Now, do you think he's coming in at all today or, uh, should I...
261 00:19:08,689 00:19:09,857 What happened here? What happened here?
262 00:19:10,983 00:19:12,234 Something on your mind, John? Something on your mind, John?
263 00:19:15,237 00:19:16,572 Uh, well... Uh, well...
264 00:19:17,573 00:19:20,618 I'm sure we're all, uh, looking forward to a very successful launch tomorrow. I'm sure we're all, uh, looking forward to a very successful launch tomorrow.
265 00:19:20,701 00:19:22,261 - Put that back. - I was think... - Put that back. - I was think...
266 00:19:24,288 00:19:26,332 Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth signed that ball. Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth signed that ball.
267 00:19:26,832 00:19:28,250 I don't want you touching it. I don't want you touching it.
268 00:19:32,421 00:19:33,964 Well, uh... Well, uh...
269 00:19:34,882 00:19:36,092 Well, anyway, um... Well, anyway, um...
270 00:19:36,842 00:19:40,096 I understand there'll be brass from Wright-Patt. I understand there'll be brass from Wright-Patt.
271 00:19:40,471 00:19:44,141 And Walt Hollings, the 12th District Congressman, just so happens And Walt Hollings, the 12th District Congressman, just so happens
272 00:19:44,266 00:19:45,726 - that my hometown is... - No. - that my hometown is... - No.
273 00:19:47,645 00:19:48,646 "No," what? "No," what?
274 00:19:51,482 00:19:53,859 You're going to tell me what a great idea it would be You're going to tell me what a great idea it would be
275 00:19:53,943 00:19:58,197 for you to show Walt around as a representative of the project. for you to show Walt around as a representative of the project.
276 00:19:59,407 00:20:00,700 - I'm saying no. - Why? - I'm saying no. - Why?
277 00:20:02,743 00:20:04,412 Be a part of the team, John. Be a part of the team, John.
278 00:20:09,583 00:20:10,626 Anything else? Anything else?
279 00:20:14,797 00:20:16,006 That's all she wrote, Chief. That's all she wrote, Chief.
280 00:20:18,718 00:20:19,758 Thanks for hearing me out. Thanks for hearing me out.
281 00:20:23,264 00:20:25,015 Hey, little girl Hey, little girl
282 00:20:26,016 00:20:27,268 'Round here somewhere. 'Round here somewhere.
283 00:20:28,185 00:20:29,645 Hey, little girl. Hey, little girl.
284 00:20:30,479 00:20:32,106 Never gonna let you go. Never gonna let you go.
285 00:20:33,023 00:20:34,316 Stay right here. Stay right here.
286 00:20:35,526 00:20:36,736 I want you near... I want you near...
287 00:20:37,069 00:20:39,572 Behold, mighty astronauts. Behold, mighty astronauts.
288 00:20:40,614 00:20:43,909 Unflinching prospectors of the last unexplored realm, Unflinching prospectors of the last unexplored realm,
289 00:20:44,076 00:20:47,246 - specimens, and unimpeachable... - Can it, Wainwright. - specimens, and unimpeachable... - Can it, Wainwright.
290 00:20:48,122 00:20:51,792 - The hypocrisy doesn't bother you? - Not especially, no. - The hypocrisy doesn't bother you? - Not especially, no.
291 00:20:53,002 00:20:54,336 Well, you just take the pictures. Well, you just take the pictures.
292 00:20:54,503 00:20:58,007 Hell. I don't know if it's little green men or... Hell. I don't know if it's little green men or...
293 00:20:59,258 00:21:00,468 big purple unicorns, big purple unicorns,
294 00:21:00,634 00:21:03,137 but there's weird stuff flying around up there, Lunney. I know. but there's weird stuff flying around up there, Lunney. I know.
295 00:21:04,096 00:21:07,391 Well, something else is on your radar now. Well, something else is on your radar now.
296 00:21:16,066 00:21:17,318 Not from around here, are you? Not from around here, are you?
297 00:21:18,402 00:21:19,987 And what makes you say that? And what makes you say that?
298 00:21:22,281 00:21:23,699 Because you look lost. Because you look lost.
299 00:21:27,495 00:21:28,746 I'm Patricia. I'm Patricia.
300 00:21:32,416 00:21:33,501 GORDON; Gordo. GORDON; Gordo.
301 00:22:17,586 00:22:19,213 Why don't you come keep me warm? Why don't you come keep me warm?
302 00:22:28,722 00:22:29,849 I'm going out. I'm going out.
303 00:22:30,641 00:22:32,476 I could use a pack of smokes. I could use a pack of smokes.
304 00:22:38,399 00:22:39,692 I'll be back tomorrow. I'll be back tomorrow.
305 00:22:43,320 00:22:44,572 Where are you going? Where are you going?
306 00:23:03,048 00:23:04,758 They sure got a lot of rooms here? They sure got a lot of rooms here?
307 00:23:05,509 00:23:06,760 Oh, yeah. The whole... Oh, yeah. The whole...
308 00:23:07,344 00:23:08,679 Whole building's full of them. Whole building's full of them.
309 00:23:10,890 00:23:12,516 And which one's yours? And which one's yours?
310 00:23:13,350 00:23:14,560 I, uh... I, uh...
311 00:23:16,395 00:23:18,147 I don't... I don't know, Patricia. I don't... I don't know, Patricia.
312 00:23:19,106 00:23:20,649 You don't know which one's yours? You don't know which one's yours?
313 00:23:37,666 00:23:39,001 What are you doing? What are you doing?
314 00:23:39,543 00:23:41,253 - I'm a married man. - Huh. - I'm a married man. - Huh.
315 00:24:04,360 00:24:06,195 You just gonna stand there and watch me swim? You just gonna stand there and watch me swim?
316 00:24:19,249 00:24:21,710 Woo! Woo!
317 00:24:35,975 00:24:37,059 Oops. Oops.
318 00:24:44,733 00:24:46,485 Who got the pool? Who got the pool?
319 00:24:46,777 00:24:49,446 Geronimo. Geronimo.
320 00:24:52,783 00:24:55,619 - Gordo, what happened? - No way. - Gordo, what happened? - No way.
321 00:24:56,036 00:24:58,914 Hey, Gordo. Who's your friend? Does she have a friend? Hey, Gordo. Who's your friend? Does she have a friend?
322 00:24:59,456 00:25:00,541 Who wants to race? Who wants to race?
323 00:25:16,223 00:25:19,601 I know. Because I had felt it blackening my soul. I know. Because I had felt it blackening my soul.
324 00:25:22,229 00:25:23,480 Come. Join us, brother. Come. Join us, brother.
325 00:25:26,400 00:25:28,110 - Hello. - It's a real honor. - Hello. - It's a real honor.
326 00:25:29,194 00:25:30,195 Hi. Hi.
327 00:25:31,280 00:25:33,490 It blurs our vision, It blurs our vision,
328 00:25:33,991 00:25:35,743 clouds our senses. clouds our senses.
329 00:25:36,618 00:25:41,498 Through prayer, we scheme, and we yearn. Oh, yes, we do. Through prayer, we scheme, and we yearn. Oh, yes, we do.
330 00:25:42,207 00:25:45,085 And we say, "Jesus, help me, please." And we say, "Jesus, help me, please."
331 00:25:45,502 00:25:50,132 "So that I may walk beside you and keep you in my loving heart." "So that I may walk beside you and keep you in my loving heart."
332 00:25:52,426 00:25:56,096 Now, I ask each of you to take the hand of the person beside you. Now, I ask each of you to take the hand of the person beside you.
333 00:25:56,680 00:26:00,225 Brother, sister, and stranger. Brother, sister, and stranger.
334 00:26:00,768 00:26:04,063 And wish each other well in the name of our Savior. And wish each other well in the name of our Savior.
335 00:26:04,146 00:26:06,273 - I wish you well. - I wish you well. - I wish you well. - I wish you well.
336 00:26:07,483 00:26:10,194 - I wish you well. - You, too. - I wish you well. - You, too.
337 00:27:03,622 00:27:06,083 I was on an F-100 a couple of years back. I was on an F-100 a couple of years back.
338 00:27:06,667 00:27:09,920 Nose jumping on takeoff, pitched up so high, I couldn't see shit. Nose jumping on takeoff, pitched up so high, I couldn't see shit.
339 00:27:10,337 00:27:12,172 Then, she starts to roll right over. Then, she starts to roll right over.
340 00:27:12,297 00:27:14,967 Oh, the Sabre Dance. Heard those planes can do that. Oh, the Sabre Dance. Heard those planes can do that.
341 00:27:15,342 00:27:17,886 - Sounds dangerous. - It's real dangerous. Yeah. - Sounds dangerous. - It's real dangerous. Yeah.
342 00:27:18,011 00:27:22,224 So, I had to go full power, kick, opposite rudder, So, I had to go full power, kick, opposite rudder,
343 00:27:22,391 00:27:23,600 jam the nose back down. jam the nose back down.
344 00:27:23,976 00:27:26,812 And then she rolled right over and bounced off the runway, and I... And then she rolled right over and bounced off the runway, and I...
345 00:27:26,979 00:27:28,021 I almost bought the farm. I almost bought the farm.
346 00:27:28,772 00:27:30,941 But luckily, I'm one of the best pilots around. But luckily, I'm one of the best pilots around.
347 00:27:31,150 00:27:33,527 I tabled her a little bit more and sure enough... I tabled her a little bit more and sure enough...
348 00:27:34,695 00:27:37,197 blue skies and I'm flying. blue skies and I'm flying.
349 00:27:39,867 00:27:42,035 Wow, Gordo. Wow, Gordo.
350 00:27:43,662 00:27:45,080 That really is something... That really is something...
351 00:27:46,165 00:27:47,249 dangerous. dangerous.
352 00:27:49,459 00:27:52,337 My turn. I got a good one. My turn. I got a good one.
353 00:27:53,630 00:27:54,756 So... So...
354 00:27:55,883 00:27:59,303 turns out... Gordo and I have flown together before. turns out... Gordo and I have flown together before.
355 00:28:00,804 00:28:03,098 Yeah. At Lowry Field. Yeah. At Lowry Field.
356 00:28:04,057 00:28:05,642 I come out on the tarmac, I come out on the tarmac,
357 00:28:06,476 00:28:09,771 and there's Gordo, smiling ear to ear. and there's Gordo, smiling ear to ear.
358 00:28:11,064 00:28:14,818 T-33 is all gassed and goosed. Tells me he's done the pre-check, T-33 is all gassed and goosed. Tells me he's done the pre-check,
359 00:28:15,319 00:28:18,447 which of course he has 'cause it's his job. which of course he has 'cause it's his job.
360 00:28:19,656 00:28:23,368 So anyway, we're just barely off the runway So anyway, we're just barely off the runway
361 00:28:24,119 00:28:25,120 when we lose power. when we lose power.
362 00:28:26,288 00:28:29,583 Yeah, smacked down hard, Yeah, smacked down hard,
363 00:28:29,791 00:28:33,045 collapse the gear, burst into flames, boom. collapse the gear, burst into flames, boom.
364 00:28:35,339 00:28:36,965 Talked to the ground crew later. Talked to the ground crew later.
365 00:28:38,800 00:28:42,012 They said Gordo didn't do a pre-check. They said Gordo didn't do a pre-check.
366 00:28:42,763 00:28:45,432 I don't know how I got out alive. I mean, there I am, I don't know how I got out alive. I mean, there I am,
367 00:28:45,599 00:28:49,645 doused in two tons of foam and this idiot's all shrugs and saying, doused in two tons of foam and this idiot's all shrugs and saying,
368 00:28:50,103 00:28:53,357 "Want a story, huh, Gus? Skin of our teeth." "Want a story, huh, Gus? Skin of our teeth."
369 00:28:56,985 00:28:59,738 What's the matter, Gordo? I thought you love stories. What's the matter, Gordo? I thought you love stories.
370 00:29:01,657 00:29:04,326 You're doing the pre-checks on the test rockets, huh? You're doing the pre-checks on the test rockets, huh?
371 00:29:04,493 00:29:06,328 If so, I'm gonna wear a flak jacket. If so, I'm gonna wear a flak jacket.
372 00:29:07,162 00:29:08,789 You're not the best, Gordo. You're not the best, Gordo.
373 00:29:10,207 00:29:11,208 Not even close. Not even close.
374 00:29:11,959 00:29:13,439 What's wrong with you guys? What's wrong with you guys?
375 00:29:14,002 00:29:15,282 You just wanna screw each other? You just wanna screw each other?
376 00:29:19,466 00:29:21,176 Well, if you're looking to screw him, Well, if you're looking to screw him,
377 00:29:21,760 00:29:23,178 you're wasting your time. you're wasting your time.
378 00:29:26,932 00:29:28,308 He's just a window shopper. He's just a window shopper.
379 00:29:36,608 00:29:37,609 John. John.
380 00:29:39,695 00:29:41,780 - So glad you could come. - Well... - So glad you could come. - Well...
381 00:29:41,989 00:29:43,323 First man in space? First man in space?
382 00:29:44,074 00:29:46,159 - I just know it. - We'll see. - I just know it. - We'll see.
383 00:29:48,036 00:29:49,162 Thank you, Eunice. Thank you, Eunice.
384 00:29:49,705 00:29:50,831 I'll see you tomorrow. I'll see you tomorrow.
385 00:30:01,300 00:30:02,342 Redheads, huh? Redheads, huh?
386 00:30:05,512 00:30:07,639 - Sorry? - What did we do to deserve it? - Sorry? - What did we do to deserve it?
387 00:30:10,183 00:30:11,977 Well, it hasn't held me back. Well, it hasn't held me back.
388 00:30:12,853 00:30:17,149 I don't know. It's like... it's like being left-handed. I don't know. It's like... it's like being left-handed.
389 00:30:17,774 00:30:20,777 - You just stick out. - And what if I told you I was left-handed? - You just stick out. - And what if I told you I was left-handed?
390 00:30:22,571 00:30:23,655 I wouldn't tell anybody. I wouldn't tell anybody.
391 00:30:26,867 00:30:28,493 They seem like nice enough people. They seem like nice enough people.
392 00:30:30,287 00:30:31,580 What, you don't know them? What, you don't know them?
393 00:30:32,497 00:30:36,251 No. I'm just, uh, checking in with Jesus. No. I'm just, uh, checking in with Jesus.
394 00:30:37,627 00:30:38,628 Oh. Oh.
395 00:30:40,130 00:30:42,299 Well, I know Him pretty well. Well, I know Him pretty well.
396 00:30:42,758 00:30:47,512 I, uh, never realized He liked bowling so much. I, uh, never realized He liked bowling so much.
397 00:30:48,847 00:30:49,931 Well... Well...
398 00:30:50,766 00:30:52,768 blessed are the pinsetters, I guess. blessed are the pinsetters, I guess.
399 00:30:58,899 00:31:00,275 Actually, I'm, uh... Actually, I'm, uh...
400 00:31:01,318 00:31:02,986 just a little bit lonely, so... just a little bit lonely, so...
401 00:31:04,279 00:31:05,280 Yeah. Yeah.
402 00:31:06,281 00:31:07,616 Yeah. I get that. Yeah. I get that.
403 00:31:10,285 00:31:11,370 I'm Dot. I'm Dot.
404 00:31:12,662 00:31:14,081 Like, uh, over the "I." Like, uh, over the "I."
405 00:31:16,166 00:31:17,334 I'm John. I'm John.
406 00:31:18,502 00:31:20,879 The Presbyterian. The Presbyterian.
407 00:31:23,590 00:31:28,261 I wasn't looking, I just stood up and banged my head on the flange. I wasn't looking, I just stood up and banged my head on the flange.
408 00:31:32,224 00:31:33,642 What are you doing here so late? What are you doing here so late?
409 00:31:34,476 00:31:37,270 It has to be ready for inspection before the launch tomorrow. It has to be ready for inspection before the launch tomorrow.
410 00:31:37,354 00:31:40,982 - Well, get someone to do it for you. - I'm the someone someone gets. So... - Well, get someone to do it for you. - I'm the someone someone gets. So...
411 00:31:43,068 00:31:44,694 You think what I did was stupid? You think what I did was stupid?
412 00:31:45,821 00:31:48,365 - It's not for me to say. - Don't give me that. - It's not for me to say. - Don't give me that.
413 00:31:50,200 00:31:51,368 You have an opinion. You have an opinion.
414 00:31:52,452 00:31:56,373 My opinion is you want me to be scared of you, and I don't know why. My opinion is you want me to be scared of you, and I don't know why.
415 00:32:03,672 00:32:05,841 You've seen us all up there on that machine, You've seen us all up there on that machine,
416 00:32:05,924 00:32:07,050 what have you noticed? what have you noticed?
417 00:32:09,219 00:32:11,638 That you're the slowest to react That you're the slowest to react
418 00:32:11,930 00:32:14,057 and you take the longest to recover. and you take the longest to recover.
419 00:32:16,810 00:32:18,186 And if you were to, um... And if you were to, um...
420 00:32:23,024 00:32:25,056 If you were to examine one of us and you found something, If you were to examine one of us and you found something,
421 00:32:25,068 00:32:26,194 what would you do? what would you do?
422 00:32:30,115 00:32:33,952 I would make sure you understood that anything you told me in confidence I would make sure you understood that anything you told me in confidence
423 00:32:34,077 00:32:35,203 would remain private. would remain private.
424 00:32:36,705 00:32:38,623 Unless it jeopardized you or the project. Unless it jeopardized you or the project.
425 00:32:40,167 00:32:41,376 Why should we trust you? Why should we trust you?
426 00:32:42,544 00:32:43,795 Do you trust anyone? Do you trust anyone?
427 00:32:44,588 00:32:47,674 - I trust myself. - That sounds lonely. - I trust myself. - That sounds lonely.
428 00:32:49,426 00:32:51,678 Says the girl working late on a Friday night. Says the girl working late on a Friday night.
429 00:32:56,933 00:33:00,312 I'm sitting here, aren't I? I'm sitting here, aren't I?
430 00:33:03,482 00:33:05,275 I'm talking to you. The way I'm talking you, I'm talking to you. The way I'm talking you,
431 00:33:05,400 00:33:07,777 you can call it trust, you can call it whatever you want. you can call it trust, you can call it whatever you want.
432 00:33:12,908 00:33:15,619 - How much do you drink? - Enough. - How much do you drink? - Enough.
433 00:33:17,537 00:33:18,747 Sleeping okay? Sleeping okay?
434 00:33:21,458 00:33:22,667 Off and on. Off and on.
435 00:33:23,335 00:33:24,878 Women? Women?
436 00:33:28,006 00:33:29,049 Yes. Yes.
437 00:33:31,510 00:33:33,553 Any dizziness, hearing loss? Any dizziness, hearing loss?
438 00:33:43,063 00:33:44,147 Then you're fine. Then you're fine.
439 00:33:52,489 00:33:53,573 Oh, um... Oh, um...
440 00:33:56,826 00:33:58,328 Help me with one last thing. Help me with one last thing.
441 00:34:02,249 00:34:03,959 What have they got you selling anyway? What have they got you selling anyway?
442 00:34:04,876 00:34:06,086 Men's magazines. Men's magazines.
443 00:34:07,003 00:34:09,005 The, uh, you know, the naughty kind. The, uh, you know, the naughty kind.
444 00:34:09,287 00:34:11,120 - Pointy brassieres on the cover... - Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. - Pointy brassieres on the cover... - Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
445 00:34:11,132 00:34:12,384 ...lots of ladies. ...lots of ladies.
446 00:34:15,720 00:34:19,641 - Sorry. I say stupid things sometimes. - That's fine. - Sorry. I say stupid things sometimes. - That's fine.
447 00:34:20,392 00:34:23,353 And, um, what are you doing out here? And, um, what are you doing out here?
448 00:34:26,606 00:34:28,024 I'm in aviation. I'm in aviation.
449 00:34:30,235 00:34:32,946 And, um, how long have you been married? And, um, how long have you been married?
450 00:34:36,032 00:34:37,867 - Sixteen years. - Oh. - Sixteen years. - Oh.
451 00:34:39,160 00:34:40,453 She's a good woman. She's a good woman.
452 00:34:41,746 00:34:42,998 How did guys meet? How did guys meet?
453 00:34:44,082 00:34:45,792 I was two, she was three. I was two, she was three.
454 00:34:47,127 00:34:49,713 - We played in the crib together. - Okay. - We played in the crib together. - Okay.
455 00:34:51,381 00:34:53,967 Oh, God, I didn't realize how strange that must sound. Oh, God, I didn't realize how strange that must sound.
456 00:34:54,134 00:34:57,554 No, I don't think it sounds strange. Sounds like Kismet. No, I don't think it sounds strange. Sounds like Kismet.
457 00:34:58,847 00:35:00,348 You ever seen that movie, Kismet? You ever seen that movie, Kismet?
458 00:35:00,682 00:35:04,436 The musical? Yeah. Yeah, I have, actually. The musical? Yeah. Yeah, I have, actually.
459 00:35:04,561 00:35:05,854 Isn't that how life should be? Isn't that how life should be?
460 00:35:07,439 00:35:10,233 Knowing you have a destiny instead of just... Knowing you have a destiny instead of just...
461 00:35:11,526 00:35:12,819 floating around. floating around.
462 00:35:22,329 00:35:23,330 Oh, boy. Oh, boy.
463 00:35:24,289 00:35:25,832 Looks like they're closing up on us. Looks like they're closing up on us.
464 00:35:28,418 00:35:29,419 Yeah. Yeah.
465 00:35:48,021 00:35:49,541 I know it doesn't look like much, I know it doesn't look like much,
466 00:35:49,689 00:35:52,651 but it's mostly old folks who just mind their own business. but it's mostly old folks who just mind their own business.
467 00:35:59,282 00:36:00,742 Well, Dot, I, uh... Well, Dot, I, uh...
468 00:36:02,994 00:36:04,120 I hope you, uh... I hope you, uh...
469 00:36:06,289 00:36:08,541 You know, I hope you, uh, find your place. You know, I hope you, uh, find your place.
470 00:36:11,836 00:36:13,046 I hope you do, too. I hope you do, too.
471 00:36:15,715 00:36:16,800 What do you mean? What do you mean?
472 00:36:18,051 00:36:19,427 You just seemed a little... You just seemed a little...
473 00:36:20,387 00:36:24,391 I don't know, empty, when you came in tonight. I don't know, empty, when you came in tonight.
474 00:36:26,267 00:36:28,019 Like you needed something so bad Like you needed something so bad
475 00:36:28,103 00:36:29,938 and you knew you weren't ever gonna get it. and you knew you weren't ever gonna get it.
476 00:36:35,318 00:36:36,695 No. No. No. No.
477 00:36:39,072 00:36:41,533 No, I... I don't feel that way. No, I... I don't feel that way.
478 00:36:43,743 00:36:45,078 Then how come we're sitting here? Then how come we're sitting here?
479 00:36:49,374 00:36:52,711 Like I said, everybody just minds their own business. Like I said, everybody just minds their own business.
480 00:37:12,397 00:37:13,523 I wish you well. I wish you well.
481 00:37:20,905 00:37:21,906 Well... Well...
482 00:37:23,158 00:37:24,909 Isn't this just the cutest little car? Isn't this just the cutest little car?
483 00:38:19,964 00:38:21,604 Al, you finally got it. Al, you finally got it.
484 00:38:23,092 00:38:24,093 Kill it. Kill it.
485 00:38:35,146 00:38:36,314 Yeah, I'm okay. Yeah, I'm okay.
486 00:38:37,315 00:38:38,441 You're okay. You're okay.
487 00:38:39,734 00:38:41,194 Just needed to practice. Just needed to practice.
488 00:39:10,056 00:39:13,101 Gentlemen, it is my honor to present to you... Gentlemen, it is my honor to present to you...
489 00:39:13,935 00:39:16,604 the Mercury Project capsule. the Mercury Project capsule.
490 00:39:53,558 00:39:55,143 Let's get a look inside. Let's get a look inside.
491 00:40:06,070 00:40:07,280 Where's the window? Where's the window?
492 00:40:08,406 00:40:09,657 Window? Uh... Window? Uh...
493 00:40:09,949 00:40:12,869 There are two small portholes on either side. There are two small portholes on either side.
494 00:40:13,786 00:40:15,663 How are we supposed to fly if we can't see? How are we supposed to fly if we can't see?
495 00:40:16,539 00:40:17,540 You don't. You don't.
496 00:40:19,417 00:40:20,668 You just sit there... You just sit there...
497 00:40:23,546 00:40:25,256 with thermometers in our asses. with thermometers in our asses.
498 00:40:27,258 00:40:29,636 It's controlled from the ground. It's controlled from the ground.
499 00:40:32,513 00:40:33,848 What the heck? What the heck?
500 00:40:35,808 00:40:38,144 Ladies, my name is Henri Landwirth. Ladies, my name is Henri Landwirth.
501 00:40:38,269 00:40:40,021 These are compliments of the Starlite. These are compliments of the Starlite.
502 00:40:40,146 00:40:42,315 Oh, is that a Mai Tai? Oh, is that a Mai Tai?
503 00:40:42,398 00:40:43,983 - Yes, please. - Cheers. - Yes, please. - Cheers.
504 00:40:45,526 00:40:46,766 What color did they put you in? What color did they put you in?
505 00:40:46,986 00:40:50,323 Oh, they put me in yellow, but, honestly, who looks good in yellow? Oh, they put me in yellow, but, honestly, who looks good in yellow?
506 00:40:50,698 00:40:52,116 Uh, they're here. Uh, they're here.
507 00:40:53,701 00:40:55,578 "Gentlemen, it's controlled from the ground." "Gentlemen, it's controlled from the ground."
508 00:40:55,662 00:40:58,081 Yeah, it's like they said, we're Spam in a damn can. Yeah, it's like they said, we're Spam in a damn can.
509 00:40:58,247 00:41:00,249 Hey, don't worry, we'll fix it. Hey, don't worry, we'll fix it.
510 00:41:00,416 00:41:03,920 Oh, well, gee golly, John. My confidence is reinstated. Oh, well, gee golly, John. My confidence is reinstated.
511 00:41:05,630 00:41:07,507 Now that's what I'm talking about, honey. Now that's what I'm talking about, honey.
512 00:41:12,679 00:41:13,972 Oh, what happened here? Oh, what happened here?
513 00:41:14,097 00:41:17,225 Uh, you know, I told you there were some kinks. Uh, you know, I told you there were some kinks.
514 00:41:18,059 00:41:19,644 Did you get them all worked out? Did you get them all worked out?
515 00:41:21,479 00:41:22,605 I think so. I think so.
516 00:41:30,029 00:41:34,575 - Howdy, stranger. - Howdy, miss. You, uh, new in town? - Howdy, stranger. - Howdy, miss. You, uh, new in town?
517 00:41:36,744 00:41:37,996 I came to see the astronauts. I came to see the astronauts.
518 00:41:39,038 00:41:41,749 Well, it just so happens you, uh, found the best one. Well, it just so happens you, uh, found the best one.
519 00:41:42,417 00:41:43,543 Just my luck. Just my luck.
520 00:41:51,092 00:41:53,386 - Dad! - Hey, baby girl. - Dad! - Hey, baby girl.
521 00:41:53,594 00:41:57,348 - You ready to see a real rocket blast off? - Uh-huh, watch this. - You ready to see a real rocket blast off? - Uh-huh, watch this.
522 00:42:00,393 00:42:01,561 - Just like me. - Yeah. - Just like me. - Yeah.
523 00:42:01,644 00:42:03,384 I mean, if a congressman from our district I mean, if a congressman from our district
524 00:42:03,396 00:42:06,178 is gonna be at the launch, it's obvious that I should represent the program. is gonna be at the launch, it's obvious that I should represent the program.
525 00:42:06,190 00:42:09,527 I don't understand that they can't see it as an opportunity for us to make an... I don't understand that they can't see it as an opportunity for us to make an...
526 00:42:15,950 00:42:17,577 - Am I talking too much? - Mm. - Am I talking too much? - Mm.
527 00:42:27,962 00:42:29,380 Wait, wait, wait, wait. Wait, wait, wait, wait.
528 00:42:57,450 00:42:59,660 You girls have any idea where Mrs. Carpenter is? You girls have any idea where Mrs. Carpenter is?
529 00:43:00,536 00:43:02,455 Only her hairdresser knows for sure. Only her hairdresser knows for sure.
530 00:43:06,793 00:43:08,252 It's so lovely on you. It's so lovely on you.
531 00:43:08,836 00:43:13,299 - I look like I'm in a high school prom. - No, you look amazing. - I look like I'm in a high school prom. - No, you look amazing.
532 00:43:15,009 00:43:17,011 - Sorry I'm late. - Hey. - Sorry I'm late. - Hey.
533 00:43:17,887 00:43:18,971 Where do you want me? Where do you want me?
534 00:43:20,389 00:43:22,141 Right to the right in front of Mrs. Cooper. Right to the right in front of Mrs. Cooper.
535 00:43:22,225 00:43:23,810 - Hang on. Hi, Rene. - Hi. - Hang on. Hi, Rene. - Hi.
536 00:43:23,893 00:43:25,436 Wow, what a dress. Wow, what a dress.
537 00:43:25,603 00:43:27,688 Yeah, right in front of Mrs. Cooper, uh, right there. Yeah, right in front of Mrs. Cooper, uh, right there.
538 00:43:27,814 00:43:29,894 - Right in front of Trudy. - Thank you. - Right in front of Trudy. - Thank you.
539 00:43:30,233 00:43:32,151 - There you go. - Thank you. - There you go. - Thank you.
540 00:43:32,777 00:43:34,737 You all look lovely. You all look lovely.
541 00:43:38,908 00:43:40,493 Okay, ladies, smile. Okay, ladies, smile.
542 00:43:43,788 00:43:46,728 All right. Roger, at heat. What is the present count? All right. Roger, at heat. What is the present count?
543 00:43:58,469 00:43:59,549 Tower is clear. Tower is clear.
544 00:44:02,765 00:44:04,645 That's a no go for position check. That's a no go for position check.
545 00:44:07,687 00:44:10,064 - Mr. Hutmacher. - Flight? - Mr. Hutmacher. - Flight?
546 00:44:18,281 00:44:19,282 Listen up. Listen up.
547 00:44:21,617 00:44:24,162 I don't care if your nerves are frayed to a nub, I don't care if your nerves are frayed to a nub,
548 00:44:24,871 00:44:26,414 or you hate my guts. or you hate my guts.
549 00:44:26,914 00:44:30,418 What matters to me in this room is that you care. What matters to me in this room is that you care.
550 00:44:39,093 00:44:41,512 - Mr. Ryerson? - Yes, Flight. - Mr. Ryerson? - Yes, Flight.
551 00:44:42,013 00:44:43,973 Get your stuff together and clear out. Get your stuff together and clear out.
552 00:44:47,643 00:44:50,813 - I'm sorry, what? - I don't play games, son. - I'm sorry, what? - I don't play games, son.
553 00:44:52,315 00:44:53,983 You think a sim doesn't matter, You think a sim doesn't matter,
554 00:44:54,108 00:44:56,068 or you think teamwork isn't the real thing? or you think teamwork isn't the real thing?
555 00:44:56,986 00:44:59,864 I sure as hell don't trust you on a launch. Get out. I sure as hell don't trust you on a launch. Get out.
556 00:45:03,910 00:45:06,162 - Yes, sir. - Lunney? - Yes, sir. - Lunney?
557 00:45:07,455 00:45:08,706 You know the procedures? You know the procedures?
558 00:45:10,374 00:45:13,002 - Uh, yes, sir. - Take systems. - Uh, yes, sir. - Take systems.
559 00:45:30,019 00:45:32,438 All right. Let's get started. All right. Let's get started.
560 00:45:32,647 00:45:35,316 TC, this is Flight. What's the count? TC, this is Flight. What's the count?
561 00:45:36,442 00:45:39,987 Okay, thirty seconds, 308, your number. Okay, thirty seconds, 308, your number.
562 00:45:40,363 00:45:41,489 All right. Let's hear it. All right. Let's hear it.
563 00:45:41,614 00:45:42,811 - FIDO? - Go. - FIDO? - Go.
564 00:45:42,823 00:45:43,979 - Network? - Go. - Network? - Go.
565 00:45:43,991 00:45:45,147 - RSO? - Go. - RSO? - Go.
566 00:45:45,159 00:45:46,315 - Blockhouse? - Go. - Blockhouse? - Go.
567 00:45:46,327 00:45:47,662 - Capsule system? - Go. - Capsule system? - Go.
568 00:45:47,674 00:45:49,154 - Recovery? - Go. - Recovery? - Go.
569 00:45:49,580 00:45:50,736 Ladies and gentlemen, Ladies and gentlemen,
570 00:45:50,748 00:45:53,918 all systems are go for this first unmanned test flight all systems are go for this first unmanned test flight
571 00:45:54,001 00:45:56,128 of the Mercury-Atlas rocket. of the Mercury-Atlas rocket.
572 00:45:56,963 00:45:58,047 Congressman Hollings. Congressman Hollings.
573 00:45:58,256 00:45:59,736 - Major. - Glad you made it down safe. - Major. - Glad you made it down safe.
574 00:45:59,882 00:46:01,634 How would you feel about a private tour? How would you feel about a private tour?
575 00:46:01,801 00:46:03,719 That would be very nice. Thank you, Major. That would be very nice. Thank you, Major.
576 00:46:03,844 00:46:04,929 You see that. You see that.
577 00:46:05,179 00:46:07,890 That's a real capsule on top, like the one I'm gonna ride in. That's a real capsule on top, like the one I'm gonna ride in.
578 00:46:08,432 00:46:10,977 - You had... - Remember Big Deke? - You had... - Remember Big Deke?
579 00:46:14,730 00:46:16,553 - That's actually normal. - Right... - That's actually normal. - Right...
580 00:46:16,565 00:46:19,085 - It's quite normal. - ...right there. - It's quite normal. - ...right there.
581 00:46:19,110 00:46:20,194 Who's that? Who's that?
582 00:46:21,988 00:46:23,364 Just one of the nurses. Just one of the nurses.
583 00:46:29,078 00:46:30,204 Who's he talking to? Who's he talking to?
584 00:46:32,873 00:46:34,542 Some politician. Some politician.
585 00:46:35,167 00:46:37,003 How come you're not doing that? How come you're not doing that?
586 00:46:37,712 00:46:39,312 What the hell would I say? What the hell would I say?
587 00:46:40,881 00:46:42,591 T-minus ten seconds. T-minus ten seconds.
588 00:46:43,426 00:46:46,846 Nine, eight, seven, Nine, eight, seven,
589 00:46:47,596 00:46:48,597 six, six,
590 00:46:49,348 00:46:53,686 five, four, three, five, four, three,
591 00:46:54,061 00:46:56,272 two, one. two, one.
592 00:47:00,651 00:47:01,694 Lift off. Lift off.
593 00:47:05,823 00:47:07,950 There I go. You see me? There I go. You see me?
594 00:47:12,788 00:47:14,290 FIDO, how's it looking? FIDO, how's it looking?
595 00:47:14,457 00:47:17,084 - Flight, we're looking good. - Good. Capsule systems? - Flight, we're looking good. - Good. Capsule systems?
596 00:47:17,251 00:47:19,051 - Good to go. - T-plus 20. - Good to go. - T-plus 20.
597 00:47:20,004 00:47:21,327 Commencing pitch and roll program. Commencing pitch and roll program.
598 00:47:21,339 00:47:23,339 - Good to go. - We're all a go. - Good to go. - We're all a go.
599 00:47:24,008 00:47:25,176 T-plus 30. T-plus 30.
600 00:47:25,468 00:47:26,677 Sixteen K. Sixteen K.
601 00:47:26,802 00:47:28,888 Right about now, I'm feeling about 4Gs. Right about now, I'm feeling about 4Gs.
602 00:47:30,389 00:47:33,559 - Turbo is about to kick in. - Altitude 19K, looking good. - Turbo is about to kick in. - Altitude 19K, looking good.
603 00:47:34,101 00:47:35,311 That's good. That's good.
604 00:47:35,728 00:47:36,896 Twenty-three K. Twenty-three K.
605 00:47:39,106 00:47:40,483 Altitude 30K. Altitude 30K.
606 00:47:41,317 00:47:42,568 Oh, yes. Oh, yes.
607 00:47:43,235 00:47:45,488 - Way up there. - Two miles downrange. - Way up there. - Two miles downrange.
608 00:47:45,946 00:47:47,281 Approaching max q... Approaching max q...
609 00:47:47,406 00:47:49,533 What? What?
610 00:47:51,494 00:47:53,037 - Flight, I... - FIDO? - Flight, I... - FIDO?
611 00:47:53,120 00:47:55,486 Cover of the Earth is coming into view. I can see the stars, Cammie. Cover of the Earth is coming into view. I can see the stars, Cammie.
612 00:47:55,498 00:47:57,750 I'm almost in space. I'm almost in space.
613 00:48:01,420 00:48:02,421 No. No.
614 00:48:04,090 00:48:05,257 What happened? What happened?
615 00:48:05,800 00:48:07,301 What the hell just happened? What the hell just happened?
616 00:48:08,636 00:48:10,346 Report LR status, report LR... Report LR status, report LR...
617 00:48:10,971 00:48:12,515 Cut-off stays the same. Cut-off stays the same.
618 00:48:38,165 00:48:42,586 Dad. Dad, what happened? Dad. Dad, what happened?
619 00:48:45,381 00:48:47,925 Children, quickly. Grab your things. Children, quickly. Grab your things.
620 00:48:48,592 00:48:50,428 What... how did this happen? What... how did this happen?