real good-looking flight from what we ve seen. rog. all right, boy. shortly before he is supposed to reenter the atmosphere, the word comes there is a possibility that glenn s heat shield has detached from the base of the capsule. go ahead. we have decided to reenter with the tank on. what is the reason for this? do you have any reason, over? the only thing holding the heat shield on are three straps, which are attached to the retro rockets. we feel it s safer to reenter with the retro package on, over? roger. understand. so normally, the plan is you fire the retro rockets and let them go but now it becomes clear that if glenn does that he might be burned alive. he went through this period of intense ion buildup where you lose contact with him. this is cape, do you read, over? this is cape, do you read, over? hello, mercury recovery, this is friendship seven, do you read me? read you loud and clear, how
buzz brought in the idea of training in the water tank. i was a scuba diver from 1957, so i knew a bit about dealing with currents and moving around and spacewalking, it was very delicate moving and you balance so you don t exert yourself. so i started training underwater. buzz put all that together and the final e.v.a. was done very much by the book. it was a big success. so i was standing up in the hatch and looking around and took a couple pictures of texas and the astrodome and took a and i decided let me just turn around and take a picture. nothing unusual about that. but that was the first selfie in space. gemini 12. when gemini was over, the team of people, planners, astronauts, and people in the
no, i didn t read it. i can t read it. you want to try the phone? we got to get to the moon but we can t get through three buildings. the regularly scheduled program will not be seen to bring you this special program. it was all over in one stunned horrifying second. at t mines ten minutes in a simulated countdown an electrical spark apparently shot out and ignited the 100% oxygen in the cabin. on closed circuit tv screens horrified engineers watched the burst of flames and smoke envelop grissom, white, and chaffey. they heard their last words of shock and surprise. the flames enveloped apollo 1. the crewmen never had a chance. news of the tragedy reached the white house shortly after formal signing of a 60-nation space treaty. president johnson immediately sent condolences to the families of the astronauts. then he issued this statement. three valiant young men have given their lives in service to the nation.
picture, nothing unusual about that. but that was the first selfie in space. gemini 12. when gemini was over, the team of people, planners, astronauts, and people in the control center were complete synched and we came out with confidence in ourselves. let us have this apollo stuff. we ll take it to the moon as fast as we possibly can. android smartphones, like the samsung galaxy s6. only till december 27th.
you re going to have bugs. i can t read it. you want to try the phone? we got to get to the moon but we can t get through three buildings. the regularly scheduled program will not be seen to bring you this special program. it was all over in one stunned horrifying second. at t minus ten seconds, an electrical spark apparently shot out and ignited the 100% oxygen in the cabin. on closed tv screens, engineers watched flames. they heard their last words of shock and surprise. the flames took over apollo one,