1 00:00:15,516 --> 00:00:16,976 Previously on The Right Stuff... 2 00:00:17,559 --> 00:00:20,019 Get ready, Gordo, I'm about to push through the number. 3 00:00:21,605 --> 00:00:22,895 Cal! 4 00:00:23,649 --> 00:00:25,149 It's fun to do scary things sometimes. 5 00:00:25,651 --> 00:00:28,361 I'm not mad, Cammie. You know you can talk to me. 6 00:00:29,154 --> 00:00:30,494 If you were to examine one of us, 7 00:00:30,572 --> 00:00:32,162 and you found something, what would you do? 8 00:00:32,324 --> 00:00:34,874 Anything you told me in confidence would remain private, 9 00:00:35,035 --> 00:00:36,825 unless it jeopardized you or the project. 10 00:00:36,995 --> 00:00:38,115 Screw von Braun. 11 00:00:38,288 --> 00:00:40,498 He's getting soaked at the bar in a Santa Claus beard 12 00:00:40,666 --> 00:00:41,916 while you're out here working. 13 00:00:42,084 --> 00:00:43,884 I can tell you who I'd rather have a wingman. 14 00:00:44,503 --> 00:00:48,673 This is Senator Kennedy's special advisor on all matters of science, 15 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:49,880 Jerome Wiesner. 16 00:00:50,050 --> 00:00:53,350 Jack asked me to be here because he has some questions 17 00:00:53,512 --> 00:00:54,642 about the manned space program. 18 00:00:54,805 --> 00:00:56,005 Did you invite this guy? 19 00:00:57,391 --> 00:00:59,811 - Al? - I messed up. I was with a girl. 20 00:01:00,018 --> 00:01:02,648 There's pictures, there's a story that's going to come out 21 00:01:02,813 --> 00:01:04,113 in the San Diego Herald. 22 00:01:04,273 --> 00:01:05,363 I'm gonna take care of this. 23 00:01:05,524 --> 00:01:07,034 You sold me out so you could win. 24 00:01:07,192 --> 00:01:09,322 I've saved you, I saved all of you, dammit! 25 00:01:09,653 --> 00:01:12,783 Each of you is qualified to make that first flight. 26 00:01:12,948 --> 00:01:14,528 So this will be a peer vote. 27 00:01:14,992 --> 00:01:17,202 Right down their name, hand it to Mr. Lunney. 28 00:01:17,869 --> 00:01:20,619 If you could not make the flight yourself, who would you choose? 29 00:01:29,339 --> 00:01:32,759 I've never really given it much thought, so I wasn't sure about it, 30 00:01:32,926 --> 00:01:37,176 but Betty said the designers are playing with color this year. 31 00:01:37,931 --> 00:01:41,061 She's real into fashion, now that we get our pictures taken so much, 32 00:01:41,226 --> 00:01:43,646 reminds me of coffin lining, though. 33 00:01:44,229 --> 00:01:46,439 Have you guys ever heard of fondue? 34 00:01:47,441 --> 00:01:48,941 It's hot cheese in a bowl and it's just... 35 00:01:49,109 --> 00:01:50,779 Gentlemen? 36 00:01:51,695 --> 00:01:52,695 It's time. 37 00:02:00,245 --> 00:02:01,745 Don't forget to smile, John. 38 00:02:31,234 --> 00:02:32,364 Ladies and gentlemen. 39 00:02:33,028 --> 00:02:37,488 I'm proud to introduce NASA's Astronaut, first team. 40 00:02:42,371 --> 00:02:44,331 Now, in the next few months, 41 00:02:45,082 --> 00:02:48,172 one of these exceptional men will be selected 42 00:02:48,752 --> 00:02:51,512 for the first American space flight. 43 00:02:56,343 --> 00:02:58,223 Which one of you is going to be the first? 44 00:03:24,788 --> 00:03:25,998 Okay, John, level with me. 45 00:03:26,915 --> 00:03:29,625 Off the record, you're first, aren't you? 46 00:03:33,422 --> 00:03:35,422 Now you sure picked some day to fly out here. 47 00:03:37,008 --> 00:03:38,138 Should I take that as a yes? 48 00:03:39,845 --> 00:03:41,675 Why would NASA parade all three of us around 49 00:03:41,847 --> 00:03:43,307 if they'd already picked number one? 50 00:03:44,307 --> 00:03:45,347 You read mysteries? 51 00:03:46,101 --> 00:03:48,401 They don't tell you who the killer is halfway through. 52 00:03:49,271 --> 00:03:51,901 I figure NASA wants to milk the drama right up until launch day. 53 00:03:52,149 --> 00:03:54,279 I mean, hell, they're taking bets on you guys out in Vegas. 54 00:03:54,776 --> 00:03:56,396 - Guess who's the favorite? - Honestly, Loudon... 55 00:03:58,113 --> 00:03:59,243 they haven't decided. 56 00:04:02,951 --> 00:04:05,081 Okay. 57 00:04:06,413 --> 00:04:07,413 Have it your way. 58 00:04:08,373 --> 00:04:10,253 Come on! 59 00:04:15,422 --> 00:04:18,012 You are first. I've been pushing NASA to announce it. 60 00:04:18,633 --> 00:04:19,763 The sooner, the better. 61 00:04:21,887 --> 00:04:24,637 Until it's public, they could still change their minds. 62 00:04:27,309 --> 00:04:29,849 Thanks for the ride, John. See you back in Florida. 63 00:04:56,963 --> 00:04:58,013 One twenty-four. 64 00:05:03,094 --> 00:05:04,264 One twenty-five. 65 00:05:10,811 --> 00:05:11,811 One twenty-six. 66 00:05:14,064 --> 00:05:15,114 No, really. 67 00:05:15,816 --> 00:05:17,566 Take a good long look. 68 00:05:18,193 --> 00:05:20,073 You recognize that elbow right there? 69 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,949 Now, Carla, see this? 70 00:05:25,492 --> 00:05:28,452 What did I tell you, this is prime astronaut elbow. 71 00:05:30,330 --> 00:05:34,040 - So are you like a backup or... - A backup? 72 00:05:36,419 --> 00:05:39,799 Nope, I'm gonna fly. We all are. 73 00:05:41,508 --> 00:05:43,048 Just a little later. 74 00:05:43,552 --> 00:05:45,602 - Uh-huh. - Uh-huh. 75 00:05:45,804 --> 00:05:48,274 And the missions are gonna get more... 76 00:05:49,933 --> 00:05:51,893 complicated, so... 77 00:05:54,354 --> 00:05:55,404 ...you can keep that. 78 00:06:02,612 --> 00:06:05,532 Maybe they're right. At this rate, we might never go up. 79 00:06:06,074 --> 00:06:08,414 - We'll all go up. - Sure, we'll go. 80 00:06:08,994 --> 00:06:10,204 But in the meantime... 81 00:06:15,750 --> 00:06:18,840 I catch this, Wally buys the next round. 82 00:06:19,004 --> 00:06:20,134 Hey, wait a second. 83 00:06:24,259 --> 00:06:25,679 Nope, double or nothing. Double or nothing. 84 00:06:27,846 --> 00:06:28,886 Double or nothing. 85 00:06:31,349 --> 00:06:33,059 Oh. Come on. 86 00:06:35,854 --> 00:06:39,194 It's good, it's good, it's good. 87 00:06:41,818 --> 00:06:43,238 Hey, Deke, toss me a glass. 88 00:06:56,041 --> 00:06:58,131 Sorry, Henri, just, uh, having a little bit of fun. 89 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:00,340 - You know what? I've got it. - It's... 90 00:07:00,420 --> 00:07:01,500 I've got it! 91 00:07:03,006 --> 00:07:04,006 Got it. 92 00:07:14,517 --> 00:07:16,017 You all right? 93 00:07:16,436 --> 00:07:19,186 I'm okay. I'm okay. I'm okay. 94 00:07:25,654 --> 00:07:27,324 - There you go. - Here's the thing. 95 00:07:27,572 --> 00:07:28,572 Very scared. 96 00:07:30,408 --> 00:07:34,448 Just tumbling all over, tumbling, rumbling and tumbling and rolling and... 97 00:07:35,288 --> 00:07:37,328 see, I was... I was just on chase, 98 00:07:37,916 --> 00:07:40,746 you know, and... he was... 99 00:07:42,170 --> 00:07:45,170 I could... I could see... I could see... I could see him... 100 00:07:45,632 --> 00:07:46,682 I watched... 101 00:07:48,468 --> 00:07:49,508 I watched him... 102 00:07:50,553 --> 00:07:52,013 You know, man, I think... 103 00:07:54,057 --> 00:07:55,097 it should've been me. 104 00:08:01,147 --> 00:08:02,817 He was good... he was a good guy. 105 00:08:03,525 --> 00:08:04,645 He was. 106 00:08:10,073 --> 00:08:11,373 He was my friend. 107 00:08:12,867 --> 00:08:15,407 Now, just get some rest, Mr. Cooper. 108 00:08:15,578 --> 00:08:17,618 Yeah. Yeah, rest. Rest, yeah. Yeah. 109 00:08:17,789 --> 00:08:19,499 - Yeah. - Thank you. Rest. 110 00:08:33,847 --> 00:08:38,437 ...multi-axis demonstrations, heat stress tests, centrifuge tests, 111 00:08:38,601 --> 00:08:41,311 emergency procedure demonstrations, 112 00:08:42,105 --> 00:08:44,895 and a thorough review of all medical records. 113 00:08:46,776 --> 00:08:48,106 Who's they? 114 00:08:48,236 --> 00:08:50,606 Presidential Scientific Advisory Committee. 115 00:08:51,948 --> 00:08:52,988 PSAC? 116 00:08:54,284 --> 00:08:56,084 - Are you kidding? - Joke's on us, Al. 117 00:08:56,870 --> 00:08:58,750 The chairman is Dr. Jerome Wiesner. 118 00:08:58,913 --> 00:09:01,463 You might remember him from the New Year's party last year. 119 00:09:01,916 --> 00:09:03,456 Right, John invited him. 120 00:09:07,047 --> 00:09:09,337 The president is deeply skeptical of this agency, gentlemen, 121 00:09:09,507 --> 00:09:11,797 and every bureaucrat in D.C. knows it. 122 00:09:12,552 --> 00:09:14,102 I'm going up in two months. 123 00:09:14,763 --> 00:09:16,263 They want us to waste time now? 124 00:09:16,598 --> 00:09:18,728 That'll give the Russians more time to get there first. 125 00:09:19,309 --> 00:09:21,519 The president is afraid we're gonna blow you up, Al. 126 00:09:22,228 --> 00:09:26,188 To him, NASA's high profile and high risk, and that is a bad combination, 127 00:09:26,858 --> 00:09:29,188 especially for a program he inherited from the republicans. 128 00:09:29,569 --> 00:09:31,399 We succeed, Eisenhower gets the credit. 129 00:09:31,863 --> 00:09:33,743 You end up scattered all over Cape Canaveral, 130 00:09:33,948 --> 00:09:34,988 Kennedy takes the blame. 131 00:09:35,325 --> 00:09:39,825 This committee is gonna issue a report. It'll go straight to the president's desk. 132 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:45,040 So we're cooked? 133 00:09:50,256 --> 00:09:51,966 They need a reason to shut us down. 134 00:09:54,010 --> 00:09:55,390 Let's ace these demonstrations. 135 00:09:58,181 --> 00:09:59,641 When do these pencil-dicks get here? 136 00:10:04,020 --> 00:10:05,360 Get on in there. 137 00:10:05,730 --> 00:10:06,980 Welcome... 138 00:10:09,442 --> 00:10:11,192 Welcome to the Starlite, gentlemen. 139 00:10:15,824 --> 00:10:18,544 Welcome to Florida, gentlemen. Right this way. 140 00:10:25,625 --> 00:10:28,335 Dr. Wiesner. It's an honor having you stay with us. 141 00:11:01,494 --> 00:11:02,504 Al? 142 00:11:13,548 --> 00:11:15,878 Al? They're waiting for you. 143 00:11:22,599 --> 00:11:25,479 Just a second. 144 00:11:35,737 --> 00:11:36,857 Are you okay? 145 00:11:41,367 --> 00:11:42,407 Never better. 146 00:12:11,064 --> 00:12:14,324 Mr. Wiesner, gentlemen, our first three. 147 00:12:22,492 --> 00:12:24,292 We understand that you have a concern 148 00:12:24,452 --> 00:12:27,332 about the safety of a spacecraft landing in the ocean. 149 00:12:27,914 --> 00:12:30,634 Mr. Kraft here will introduce our preparations 150 00:12:30,792 --> 00:12:32,502 for any mitigating circumstances. 151 00:12:32,669 --> 00:12:34,249 - Chris? - Good afternoon. 152 00:12:35,088 --> 00:12:37,218 In the unlikely event 153 00:12:37,507 --> 00:12:40,087 that the capsule splashes down off target 154 00:12:40,260 --> 00:12:42,430 or is breached and taking on water... 155 00:12:43,513 --> 00:12:46,563 the astronaut can use an emergency egress procedure 156 00:12:46,724 --> 00:12:48,434 to safely exit the craft. 157 00:12:48,935 --> 00:12:50,765 Lieutenant Commander Shepard 158 00:12:51,688 --> 00:12:53,438 will demonstrate that for you now. 159 00:13:31,436 --> 00:13:33,686 Hey, Bob. This better work. 160 00:13:37,025 --> 00:13:38,105 Pull. 161 00:14:16,189 --> 00:14:17,319 Come on. 162 00:14:19,359 --> 00:14:20,819 Something's happening. 163 00:14:41,381 --> 00:14:43,221 'Bout time, huh? 164 00:14:43,925 --> 00:14:46,085 Okay. 165 00:14:46,636 --> 00:14:48,886 - A little bit quicker. - I agree. 166 00:14:56,437 --> 00:14:58,647 - Come on, let's go. - Okay, divers, move in. 167 00:15:56,164 --> 00:15:57,254 Sorry if I woke you. 168 00:16:00,084 --> 00:16:02,924 What is this? 169 00:16:08,885 --> 00:16:10,005 Annie, that isn't... It's... 170 00:16:12,638 --> 00:16:17,478 "Shepard's conduct can only be described 171 00:16:17,643 --> 00:16:20,443 "as moral turp..." 172 00:16:21,814 --> 00:16:25,114 Turpitude. 173 00:16:32,700 --> 00:16:34,410 John, what are you... 174 00:16:34,744 --> 00:16:36,754 Al Shepard doesn't deserve this, all right? 175 00:16:38,539 --> 00:16:40,079 I mean, he's selfish, he can't be trusted. 176 00:16:40,249 --> 00:16:42,629 People need to know that. People who can do something about it. 177 00:16:44,545 --> 00:16:45,705 They ought to know now? 178 00:16:47,507 --> 00:16:49,837 Of all times... I mean, the program 179 00:16:50,009 --> 00:16:52,969 - is in real trouble. - I know that, Annie. 180 00:16:54,180 --> 00:16:56,560 That's why they need to know about Al now more than ever. 181 00:16:57,475 --> 00:17:00,725 I mean, if this program is gonna survive, we need the right man out front. 182 00:17:01,896 --> 00:17:03,056 That might just be me. 183 00:17:08,110 --> 00:17:12,200 This... it isn't you, John. 184 00:17:19,205 --> 00:17:20,245 Please... 185 00:17:22,792 --> 00:17:23,832 come to bed. 186 00:17:28,047 --> 00:17:29,217 Until NASA... 187 00:17:30,341 --> 00:17:32,551 announces Al Shepard to the public... 188 00:17:34,762 --> 00:17:36,392 I can still change their minds. 189 00:17:37,974 --> 00:17:40,484 This... This could really work. 190 00:17:42,937 --> 00:17:44,857 That's what I'm afraid of. 191 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:47,440 Annie. 192 00:17:48,818 --> 00:17:51,068 Some reporter caught him screwing some girl. 193 00:17:51,862 --> 00:17:52,862 I mean, in Tijuana. 194 00:17:53,823 --> 00:17:55,413 There were... ...there were photos. 195 00:17:55,533 --> 00:17:58,123 It was nearly in all the papers and I'm the one that saved him. 196 00:17:58,244 --> 00:17:59,414 I'm in the right here. 197 00:18:02,999 --> 00:18:05,499 A... Annie, come on, please. 198 00:18:16,596 --> 00:18:17,596 Annie... 199 00:18:43,873 --> 00:18:45,293 - Hello? - Dad? 200 00:18:46,042 --> 00:18:47,212 Hey, baby girl. 201 00:18:48,210 --> 00:18:49,250 What time is it? 202 00:18:50,129 --> 00:18:52,339 - Did I wake you up? - No. 203 00:18:55,217 --> 00:18:56,507 Your mom let you stay up this late? 204 00:18:57,553 --> 00:18:58,643 I couldn't sleep. 205 00:18:59,347 --> 00:19:00,847 Well, I guess that makes two of us. 206 00:19:02,975 --> 00:19:04,435 Hey, is, uh, something the matter? 207 00:19:06,687 --> 00:19:11,107 - I'm okay. How are you? - How am I? 208 00:19:11,984 --> 00:19:15,034 Are you, uh... You sure nothing's wrong? 209 00:19:17,448 --> 00:19:19,828 Sometimes I think something might be wrong with me. 210 00:19:21,410 --> 00:19:22,450 What do you mean? 211 00:19:25,623 --> 00:19:27,793 I don't know. I do dumb stuff. 212 00:19:29,669 --> 00:19:31,249 Like what kind of dumb stuff? 213 00:19:31,754 --> 00:19:33,014 Mom never told you about this, 214 00:19:33,172 --> 00:19:35,382 but I ran my bike into the neighbor lady's car 215 00:19:35,549 --> 00:19:37,179 with my eyes closed. 216 00:19:37,843 --> 00:19:39,683 She told me I had a screw loose. 217 00:19:43,432 --> 00:19:45,642 If you do, baby girl, it's not your fault. 218 00:19:48,145 --> 00:19:49,685 You got a couple of nuts for parents. 219 00:19:53,526 --> 00:19:55,986 Dad, when are you coming home? 220 00:19:59,907 --> 00:20:01,697 Not for a while still, sweetie. 221 00:20:04,995 --> 00:20:06,405 You don't sound so great. 222 00:20:08,416 --> 00:20:10,876 Don't worry your little head about me, okay? 223 00:20:12,253 --> 00:20:13,303 I miss you. 224 00:20:15,297 --> 00:20:16,417 I miss you too, Cammie. 225 00:20:17,174 --> 00:20:18,224 I should go. 226 00:20:19,135 --> 00:20:21,345 Okay, sweetheart. I love you. 227 00:20:52,752 --> 00:20:53,752 John? 228 00:21:01,093 --> 00:21:02,093 John? 229 00:21:12,104 --> 00:21:13,154 Nice. 230 00:21:18,569 --> 00:21:19,649 Great, great. 231 00:21:21,655 --> 00:21:22,985 Speed up a little bit for me. 232 00:21:25,701 --> 00:21:28,501 Slow down, slow down. Need to smooth out a little bit. 233 00:21:29,497 --> 00:21:31,457 Bounce that down on the Glenns a little bit more. 234 00:21:34,210 --> 00:21:35,750 Smile, you two! 235 00:21:36,545 --> 00:21:38,255 You're at the beach, you're having fun. 236 00:21:42,676 --> 00:21:43,676 Nice. 237 00:21:44,970 --> 00:21:46,260 Hey, Shepards! 238 00:21:50,351 --> 00:21:52,811 Serving up a nice slice of apple pie, right? 239 00:21:57,316 --> 00:21:58,436 Great, nice. 240 00:22:01,195 --> 00:22:02,395 Game's not over yet. 241 00:22:14,416 --> 00:22:15,416 Al. 242 00:22:17,253 --> 00:22:18,303 Come on in. 243 00:22:29,390 --> 00:22:31,230 We need to do a little more work. 244 00:22:34,937 --> 00:22:38,357 They wanna send a chimpanzee into space first, before your flight. 245 00:22:38,524 --> 00:22:39,534 A chimp? 246 00:22:40,442 --> 00:22:41,862 What, are they gonna send a chicken up next? 247 00:22:42,486 --> 00:22:43,896 See how good he is at checkers? 248 00:22:45,197 --> 00:22:46,237 It's gonna delay us. 249 00:22:50,244 --> 00:22:51,294 How long? 250 00:22:52,955 --> 00:22:53,955 A while. 251 00:22:56,375 --> 00:22:57,375 How long? 252 00:23:05,467 --> 00:23:08,257 Sorry, fellas. But, the first American in space won't be 253 00:23:08,554 --> 00:23:09,974 a Mercury Seven astronaut, 254 00:23:10,222 --> 00:23:12,142 it'll be a chimpanzee named, Ham. 255 00:23:12,558 --> 00:23:15,478 He will be launched into orbit by the Redstone, the same rocket 256 00:23:15,644 --> 00:23:17,814 that will be used for manned spaceflight. 257 00:23:18,063 --> 00:23:21,403 He will be trained to hit these levers in response to flashing lights 258 00:23:21,567 --> 00:23:24,737 to test if primates can perform tasks in zero gravity. 259 00:23:25,279 --> 00:23:28,449 The outcome of Ham's voyage will determine whether or not the President 260 00:23:28,616 --> 00:23:30,526 will continue the NASA program. 261 00:23:30,951 --> 00:23:34,001 Good luck to America's first chimp in space. 262 00:23:35,164 --> 00:23:36,874 Twenty seconds and counting. 263 00:23:38,250 --> 00:23:40,380 T-minus 15 seconds. 264 00:23:41,962 --> 00:23:45,472 Twelve, eleven, ten, nine, 265 00:23:45,966 --> 00:23:47,546 eight, seven, 266 00:23:47,843 --> 00:23:51,723 six, five, four, three, 267 00:23:52,097 --> 00:23:55,307 two, one, lift off. 268 00:23:55,893 --> 00:23:56,983 We have lift off. 269 00:23:58,145 --> 00:23:59,305 Come on, little guy. 270 00:24:12,743 --> 00:24:14,873 - Velocity is go. - Velocity is go. 271 00:24:15,496 --> 00:24:17,206 Performance and trajectory are go. 272 00:24:18,999 --> 00:24:21,589 Subject respiration normal. Heart, normal. 273 00:24:22,628 --> 00:24:24,508 Flight, we've exceeded nominal pitch angle. 274 00:24:24,922 --> 00:24:26,802 - Computers predict a 17-G load. - Okay. 275 00:24:27,508 --> 00:24:28,508 How is the subject? 276 00:24:28,676 --> 00:24:31,136 The heart rate is elevated, performance normal. 277 00:24:34,056 --> 00:24:35,556 Flight, we're showing on board abort initiated. 278 00:24:36,058 --> 00:24:38,138 Flight, I confirm early engine shutdown. 279 00:24:38,435 --> 00:24:41,055 Capsule set confirmed. LES ignition. 280 00:24:46,819 --> 00:24:49,109 Can't slow him down now, I'm recalculating splashdown trajectory. 281 00:24:52,783 --> 00:24:54,623 Okay, FIDO, give me an update. 282 00:24:54,994 --> 00:24:57,004 Still calculating updated splashdown, Flight. 283 00:24:57,162 --> 00:24:58,212 And how's our subject? 284 00:25:20,561 --> 00:25:21,561 Is it over? 285 00:25:22,604 --> 00:25:24,024 For us or the chimp? 286 00:25:25,232 --> 00:25:26,282 Is there a difference? 287 00:25:30,029 --> 00:25:31,239 They recovered the capsule. 288 00:25:37,745 --> 00:25:39,115 Little fella's doing just fine. 289 00:25:48,297 --> 00:25:50,467 The rocket was overpowered, Mr. Webb, 290 00:25:50,632 --> 00:25:51,932 causing the capsule to splash down 291 00:25:52,134 --> 00:25:56,264 a hundred and thirty miles off course. It ran out of fuel, 292 00:25:56,430 --> 00:26:00,270 it lost pressure, guidance malfunction, and then it nearly sank. 293 00:26:00,434 --> 00:26:02,694 The chimp lived, he was fine. Look at him. 294 00:26:03,437 --> 00:26:05,807 - He's smiling. - Chimpanzees do not smile, 295 00:26:05,981 --> 00:26:07,941 they only bear their teeth when threatened. 296 00:26:08,150 --> 00:26:11,570 The mission objective was to establish that a primate could perform 297 00:26:11,737 --> 00:26:13,527 under the extreme conditions of flight, 298 00:26:13,947 --> 00:26:16,577 by that standard, it was a clear success. 299 00:26:16,909 --> 00:26:20,369 Ham didn't miss a beat. We recovered him in perfect health. 300 00:26:20,913 --> 00:26:22,123 It's all right there in your flight data. 301 00:26:22,289 --> 00:26:24,749 As are a multitude of engineering problems. 302 00:26:24,917 --> 00:26:28,837 The capsule systems performed well within the established parameters. 303 00:26:29,129 --> 00:26:33,179 Dr. Wiesner personally observed our emergency protocols 304 00:26:33,383 --> 00:26:37,053 and can attest that any of our men would've easily survived this. 305 00:26:37,346 --> 00:26:40,216 So, we should sail a leaking ship since the crew are good swimmers? 306 00:26:40,390 --> 00:26:42,560 Are we a trying to win a space race or not? 307 00:26:42,726 --> 00:26:45,686 We are trying to avoid a national catastrophe. 308 00:26:45,938 --> 00:26:49,188 Maybe your professional ambition has blinded you to the fact 309 00:26:49,358 --> 00:26:50,818 that men's lives are at stake here. 310 00:26:50,901 --> 00:26:53,201 Jerome, where I come from, you attack a man's character, you better stand... 311 00:26:53,278 --> 00:26:56,908 Mr. Webb, I find this all as troubling as you do, 312 00:26:57,074 --> 00:26:59,494 and as an aerospace engineer 313 00:26:59,660 --> 00:27:03,370 I hold myself personally responsible for the Redstone's performance. 314 00:27:04,581 --> 00:27:08,001 If the president's trusted advisors have any doubts, 315 00:27:08,168 --> 00:27:11,088 I propose that our team make additional refinements. 316 00:27:11,255 --> 00:27:13,165 - In which case... - Hold on Wernher, we are not 317 00:27:13,423 --> 00:27:14,803 going to take rockets up every day... 318 00:27:14,967 --> 00:27:17,337 - This is not some pumpkin run... - ...if we can't hit a goddamn target. 319 00:27:23,684 --> 00:27:27,354 Mr. Webb, the president sent you here to decide the fate of this program, 320 00:27:27,521 --> 00:27:28,981 so let me ask you this, 321 00:27:29,439 --> 00:27:31,859 did the men who carved this country from a wild frontier 322 00:27:32,025 --> 00:27:33,355 shy away from personal risk 323 00:27:33,527 --> 00:27:35,567 when they had to cross the Missouri at high flood? 324 00:27:37,698 --> 00:27:41,658 Did our Founding Fathers quibble over semicolons before sending 325 00:27:41,827 --> 00:27:44,037 the Declaration of Independence to King George? 326 00:27:45,455 --> 00:27:48,705 Sir, our intrepid spirit at challenging times 327 00:27:48,876 --> 00:27:50,876 is what makes the United States 328 00:27:51,670 --> 00:27:54,050 not merely a great nation, 329 00:27:54,548 --> 00:27:57,298 but the greatest of nations. 330 00:28:00,888 --> 00:28:02,138 There is nothing... 331 00:28:03,515 --> 00:28:07,935 nothing more important to us than the safety of our astronauts. 332 00:28:09,271 --> 00:28:10,271 But this... 333 00:28:11,273 --> 00:28:15,243 sir, this is a fight to stir the hearts of the entire world. 334 00:28:18,030 --> 00:28:22,580 And if we are too timid to bring our best efforts to fruition 335 00:28:22,743 --> 00:28:26,333 then the truth is, we have already lost. 336 00:28:58,445 --> 00:29:00,235 So PSAC's letting you move forward. 337 00:29:00,405 --> 00:29:03,365 They asked for a show, we gave them a show, fireworks and all. 338 00:29:04,660 --> 00:29:07,910 We? I gave them the show. 339 00:29:08,997 --> 00:29:11,667 Okay? So, you put that down. 340 00:29:12,542 --> 00:29:15,132 - Got it. - It turns out the only problem they had... 341 00:29:18,715 --> 00:29:19,875 was with you lot. 342 00:29:22,678 --> 00:29:25,678 - What problem? - Oh, you did not hear. 343 00:29:26,932 --> 00:29:28,852 Something in the man's medical file... 344 00:29:30,435 --> 00:29:31,555 just came to light. 345 00:29:34,439 --> 00:29:35,439 Yup. 346 00:29:38,652 --> 00:29:40,072 They're changing the flight order. 347 00:29:42,239 --> 00:29:44,699 - What? - Mm-hmm. 348 00:29:46,702 --> 00:29:49,202 Oh, my friend, look at, you have nothing to worry about. 349 00:29:49,496 --> 00:29:50,496 Now, that one? 350 00:29:51,415 --> 00:29:53,125 Me? What? 351 00:29:53,834 --> 00:29:57,674 Up and away, gentlemen. Up and away. 352 00:29:58,463 --> 00:29:59,463 Which one was mine? 353 00:30:04,469 --> 00:30:05,679 What the hell was that? 354 00:30:22,612 --> 00:30:24,492 What do you know about this change to the flight order? 355 00:30:26,325 --> 00:30:28,535 - What are you talking about? - Are they sidelining me? 356 00:30:29,953 --> 00:30:31,873 - I don't know what you heard, but... - It was you. 357 00:30:32,456 --> 00:30:34,916 - You wrote something in my file? - No. Why would you say that? 358 00:30:35,083 --> 00:30:37,713 Von Braun said that there was problem with someone's medical record 359 00:30:37,919 --> 00:30:39,379 and you are the only one who knows. 360 00:30:39,546 --> 00:30:41,876 Knows what, Al? What do I know about? 361 00:30:42,549 --> 00:30:44,589 I don't know anything, because you don't tell me anything. 362 00:30:45,927 --> 00:30:48,387 You let me help you, you let me think, "Hey, maybe we're friends." 363 00:30:48,555 --> 00:30:51,135 And then you show up here and you scream in my face? 364 00:30:51,683 --> 00:30:53,603 And it's not just me, you do this with everyone. 365 00:30:53,769 --> 00:30:56,059 One minute, you're Smiling Al, the next minute, you're this. 366 00:30:56,229 --> 00:30:59,189 I mean, what's the matter with you? Why don't you want people to like you? 367 00:30:59,358 --> 00:31:01,228 I do want people to like me, of course I do. 368 00:31:01,318 --> 00:31:03,318 Why do you think I wanna be the first man in space? 369 00:31:21,421 --> 00:31:22,631 You do know something... 370 00:31:24,674 --> 00:31:25,684 don't you? 371 00:31:31,014 --> 00:31:32,894 I can't tell you, okay? 372 00:31:34,768 --> 00:31:35,768 Don't try to make me. 373 00:31:39,606 --> 00:31:41,726 Be a man and go ask Kraft yourself. 374 00:32:15,392 --> 00:32:17,232 Annie! I'm home! 375 00:32:20,188 --> 00:32:21,228 Well, hello. 376 00:32:23,775 --> 00:32:25,185 - Welcome home. - Hi, thank you. 377 00:32:25,819 --> 00:32:28,609 Bob, to what do we owe this pleasant surprise? 378 00:32:28,864 --> 00:32:31,704 John. Annie, would you give us a few minutes? 379 00:32:34,035 --> 00:32:35,075 Happy anniversary. 380 00:33:01,980 --> 00:33:03,690 How many of these did you send? 381 00:33:05,442 --> 00:33:06,492 I have six. 382 00:33:08,111 --> 00:33:10,821 From folks who saw it fit to bring to my attention. 383 00:33:14,117 --> 00:33:15,367 How many more are there, John? 384 00:33:17,162 --> 00:33:19,042 - I was only... - You do realize 385 00:33:19,247 --> 00:33:22,037 the manned space program is hanging by a thread. 386 00:33:27,506 --> 00:33:32,136 Bob, I want you to listen, all right? I... I saved this program. 387 00:33:32,302 --> 00:33:35,262 If... if I hadn't kept Shepard's little incident out of the papers, 388 00:33:35,430 --> 00:33:36,930 we would've been shuttered months ago. 389 00:33:44,648 --> 00:33:46,068 So this is the thanks I get, huh? 390 00:33:47,943 --> 00:33:49,443 Being trotted around like an idiot, 391 00:33:49,611 --> 00:33:51,071 having to pretend like I still have a shot. 392 00:33:51,238 --> 00:33:53,318 - You are way out of line. - Oh, I'm out of line? 393 00:33:53,573 --> 00:33:54,623 I am? Me? 394 00:33:55,825 --> 00:33:56,825 I mean... 395 00:33:57,369 --> 00:33:58,499 Bob, I am trying to help you. 396 00:33:58,662 --> 00:34:00,662 I'm trying to keep you from making a horrible mistake. 397 00:34:00,830 --> 00:34:03,580 Al Shepard is unfit to serve. 398 00:34:08,213 --> 00:34:09,383 John. 399 00:34:10,966 --> 00:34:11,966 John. 400 00:34:15,929 --> 00:34:16,929 Right now... 401 00:34:18,098 --> 00:34:19,928 you're the one who seems unfit. 402 00:34:27,065 --> 00:34:30,275 Listen to me. This ends here. 403 00:34:31,903 --> 00:34:33,453 If Jerome Wiesner got wind of this, 404 00:34:33,613 --> 00:34:36,373 the whole agency would go ass over teakettle. 405 00:34:37,325 --> 00:34:40,365 And who knows what would be left after all the shit got cleared away. 406 00:34:41,162 --> 00:34:42,252 - I... - Stop! 407 00:34:58,305 --> 00:34:59,385 Happy anniversary. 408 00:35:43,433 --> 00:35:44,433 I didn't... 409 00:35:56,571 --> 00:35:58,991 You wanted to see me? 410 00:36:01,743 --> 00:36:03,583 Deke, yeah. 411 00:36:04,954 --> 00:36:07,254 Um, get the door for me. 412 00:36:15,590 --> 00:36:16,630 Take a seat. 413 00:36:18,426 --> 00:36:19,466 Have a drink. 414 00:36:20,220 --> 00:36:22,560 Whoa, cowboy, it's not even 10:00 a.m. 415 00:36:26,685 --> 00:36:27,845 Have a drink with me, Deke. 416 00:36:32,065 --> 00:36:33,065 Okay. 417 00:36:40,907 --> 00:36:41,907 You know... 418 00:36:44,661 --> 00:36:47,041 I think you're the best damn pilot in this whole program. 419 00:36:49,958 --> 00:36:51,628 If it was up to me, you'd be first. 420 00:36:52,502 --> 00:36:54,002 But it wasn't up to you, I know that. 421 00:37:04,180 --> 00:37:05,310 What's going on, Chris? 422 00:37:19,571 --> 00:37:21,911 Something's come up. 423 00:37:23,950 --> 00:37:25,160 Something that's, um... 424 00:37:27,662 --> 00:37:29,212 - it's concerning. - Chris. 425 00:37:31,833 --> 00:37:32,923 It's your arrhythmia. 426 00:37:34,544 --> 00:37:35,754 Wiesner's guys found it 427 00:37:36,045 --> 00:37:38,835 when they were going through everyone's medical records. 428 00:37:40,216 --> 00:37:43,176 The arrhythmia, no, that's... that's not a problem. 429 00:37:44,179 --> 00:37:46,469 The Air Force surgeons cleared me for that years ago. 430 00:37:49,267 --> 00:37:50,307 They, um... 431 00:37:51,978 --> 00:37:53,228 they think it's too risky. 432 00:37:58,526 --> 00:37:59,606 Too risky for now? 433 00:38:01,905 --> 00:38:03,865 Too risky, period. 434 00:38:10,538 --> 00:38:11,658 They're grounding you, Deke. 435 00:38:16,961 --> 00:38:17,961 That's it? 436 00:38:23,051 --> 00:38:25,261 I threw away my commission to join this program. 437 00:38:25,762 --> 00:38:26,892 Jesus Christ. 438 00:38:28,723 --> 00:38:29,723 I understand. 439 00:38:32,560 --> 00:38:36,150 - And we're gonna find a place for you. - Oh. A place? 440 00:38:36,773 --> 00:38:39,153 We're gonna find something for you to do here. 441 00:39:03,842 --> 00:39:04,842 Chris. 442 00:39:08,888 --> 00:39:10,388 Don't let them do this. I mean... 443 00:39:11,599 --> 00:39:12,639 you're my friend. 444 00:39:15,311 --> 00:39:18,571 I just... I bought... I bought a house. Marge got a Buick. 445 00:39:23,903 --> 00:39:25,033 You can fix this. 446 00:39:26,531 --> 00:39:28,871 You can tell them, you can tell Bob, 447 00:39:29,784 --> 00:39:31,374 tell him... tell him what you said, 448 00:39:31,870 --> 00:39:33,870 that you would have sent me up first. 449 00:39:36,082 --> 00:39:39,212 - That was before, Deke. - Tell them what you think is best. 450 00:39:45,174 --> 00:39:46,184 This... 451 00:39:48,887 --> 00:39:49,927 is best, Deke. 452 00:40:12,994 --> 00:40:14,164 Aren't you gonna open it? 453 00:40:34,390 --> 00:40:35,390 It's a gravy boat. 454 00:40:39,729 --> 00:40:42,439 The lady at the shop called it a, uh... saucier. 455 00:41:07,006 --> 00:41:08,006 Hello, this is Shorty. 456 00:41:10,093 --> 00:41:11,093 What? 457 00:41:12,762 --> 00:41:13,812 Wait. 458 00:41:14,138 --> 00:41:17,768 Wait. Slow down, slow down. We're all asleep down here. 459 00:41:23,022 --> 00:41:24,152 Are you joking? 460 00:41:49,507 --> 00:41:52,047 - What's going on? - It's the Russians. 461 00:41:53,302 --> 00:41:56,142 I'm sorry, guys. They put a man in orbit. 462 00:41:58,725 --> 00:41:59,725 Dammit. 463 00:42:12,030 --> 00:42:13,610 All right, what do we do now? 464 00:42:18,286 --> 00:42:19,326 I don't know. 465 00:42:29,213 --> 00:42:31,673 In a devastating blow 466 00:42:31,841 --> 00:42:36,721 to the U.S. in their battle against the Soviet Union to win the space race, 467 00:42:37,013 --> 00:42:42,313 Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet Air Force pilot is the first man in space. 468 00:42:42,643 --> 00:42:45,403 History has spoken and Russia is the victor 469 00:42:45,605 --> 00:42:47,975 in the opening battle of the space race.