You are a go. Water systems. Go grades operations. All clear to launch. Mercury capsule. Go. All prestart panel lights are correct. The ready light is on. In the fall of 1958, nasas first administrator, t. Keith glennan, approved project mercury with the goal of sending a man into space and bringing him home safely. And do it before the russians do it. But first, nasa needed a spacecraft. Specifications were sent to 20 companies. Eleven bid on the highly prized contract. And in january, 1959, st. Louisbased Mcdonnell Aircraft Corporation was picked to build what had never been built before. This was irresistible. This was a chance to do something that had never been done. We were just basically out of college. I just graduated a year before. I was part of the electrical power and sequential system. I followed mercury from the very beginning after the contract was signed in 1959, january. What they really asked mcdonnell to do was to take the warhead off of a Ballistic Missile and put o
Thicker than the flames inhaled. Reporter just a few sparks, but now, no more house for them to feed on. Neighbors called 911. They did spotlight someone staggering out of the world crumbling behind him. We were walking by and we saw an old guy out in the front. Couldnt tell if somebody was in there or not. I have done this a number of years and a lot of fires like that. But they all leaf kind of a pit in your leave kind of a pit in your stomach. Its hard to see. Reporter he saw the body on the living room floor. Just shooken up. Reporter part of the collapsed roof next to it. Reporter and firefighters did not say who that person was they found inside the home dead. Live in bay village, frank wiley, newschannel 5. [ commotion and screaming ] oh, no almost like a sonic boom [ the ground shook, the windows shook the whole building shook, yeah. Even dust to the floor. Oh, my god it just exploded we have watched these videos dozens of times and it is still terrifying. Seeing the blast that
Brinkley. We are excited to have you at this event. Part of the Purdue University forum series. I am a sophomore in aeronautical and astronautical engineering and im a member of the perdue institute for civic communication. Or picc. Im a senior double major in Political Science and economics and im a student assistant to the executive director of the picc. This forum demonstrates the ssential links between the humanities and engineering. Going to the moon requires more than just science, as do solutions to most challenges facing our world. I have not worked on projects as exciting as the moonshot yet, but i have worked on robotics teams. People like me on the engineering side thought we were the lifeblood of the team because without the robots, we would not have been a robotics team. The humanities side, writers, artists, speakers, thought they were the lifeblood because without the community support, there would be no team in all. Both perspectives were right and they were wrong. Engi
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Them as strong as ever. President trump thanks to our tax cuts on around get senators and congressmen and women here today. Tour economy is breaking one record after another. Reporter within the hour we expect to see President Trump as well as australias Prime Minister take the stage right behind me. Where we are standing is a brandnew paper mill thats about to go online in a couple weeks. They are expected to highlight the growing economic relationship between the u. S. And australia. American workers are being hired, but the Parents Company is based but the Parent Company is based in australia. The president and first lady are rolling out the red carpet for the Prime Minister and his wife. They offered up a lavish state dinner saturday. This has been a trip about more than fun. Australias top trading partner is china. Of course, there is a lot of interest about what happens with the u. S. And china and our trade dispute. About an hour north of dayton, ohio, these people have been pat