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
He serves and protects his community. Now an arizona officer is asking for the communitys help as his baby girl recovers from surgery. And a Homicide Investigation leads to an officer involved shooting. What police are saying tonight. Hillary clinton dials up the politica her tax returns as donald Trump Doubles down on his warnings of election fraud. Im peter doocy in fairfield, connecticut with those details next. A chino valley officer who is sworn to protect and serve his community is now turning and asking for the communitys help this weekend. And take a look. He and his wife rushed gabrielle to the hospital where doctors discovered her intestines in her stomach have inverted. Gabriella needed expensive emergency surgery. Tonight her dad is asking for help with her medical expenses. You can imagine they are mounting. Marcy jones joins us live with this story. Such a heart breaking night here for the Chino Valley Police officer and his family. Now we only spoke to him very briefly a
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