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The Right Stuff Clip 11 - Alan Shepard, Mercury-Redstone 3

On May 5, 1961, Shepard piloted the Freedom 7 mission and became the second person, and the first American, to travel into space. He was launched by a Redstone rocket, and unlike Gagarin's one-hour...  
 
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grooviant (2 months ago) Show Hide
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John Glenn curse attempt at 0:24
BMan100 (4 months ago) Show Hide
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don't you just love how they do the whole "coffee.....Water.... Bathroom"
matelot95 (4 months ago) Show Hide
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0:40. How many times has that shot been ripped off?
trechan (4 months ago) Show Hide
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Lol, RIGHT
kirkjamestkirk (5 months ago) Show Hide
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Is the guy with Zi accent Werner Von Braun?
BMan100 (4 months ago) Show Hide
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yup.
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He actually reached 11.5 Gs during re-entry. It's amazing how he didn't even pass out.
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The real Alan Shepard also did Jose Jimenez impressions and said "I'm a wetback now" after pissing in his suit. lol
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Another great series was HBO's "From the Earth to the Moon".
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Just bought the signature edition and are starting on the first dvd, made it to the "no handball playing in this area" skit and just had to see the clip from this movie again :D.

Well back to the FTETTM again :).

Cheers!.

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