GAGARIN ABC NEWS SPECIAL REPORT ON TV, April 12, 1961

Jules Bergman began covering developments in space exploration during the 1950s. He went on to cover the entirety of the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and Apollo-Soyuz programs for ABC.[5]
Bergman's reporting for ABC was noted for its direct style. In contrast to the more avuncular style of CBS anchor Walter Cronkite, Bergman's reporting took a very serious tone, and was very direct (to the point of seeming pessimistic at times) about the possible consequences of any mishaps or accidents that took place during a spaceflight, such as the Apollo 13 accident.[6] In order to more fully understand the astronauts and their missions, Bergman often took part in the same training and simulations that the astronauts did.[7]
Bergman later covered the missions of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's unmanned space probes, notably the Viking and Voyager programs. He also covered the Space Shuttle program from its first through the 1986 Challenger disaster.[8] Jules Bergman (March 21, 1929 -- February 11, 1987), a broadcast writer and journalist, served as Science Editor for ABC News from 1961 until his death in 1987. He is most remembered for his coverage of the American space program. INFO: WIKIPEDIA CUTS

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Alan Shepard learned in mid-January of 1961 that he would be first of the Mercury 7 to go into space, but that was not made public until May 2nd, the day of the first launch attempt.

Speculation outside of NASA was that John Glenn would go first.

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I hope the plane can get built but as the saying goes

"no bucks, no Buck Rogers"

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1:15 The USSR space launch plane is similar to Stratolaunch that was announced today.

At least John Glenn got a second spaceflight, which Yuri did not get