Man in Space: The Story of the Journey: A Documentary

On Friday, May 5, 1961, US Navy Lieutenant Commander Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. became the second person (after Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin) and the first American to travel into space. Man in Space: The Story of the Journey - A Documentary tells “the story of that man, his journey, and of the scientists who made possible his mission in outer space” with narration, recordings of the flight’s radio communications, and interviews with NASA personnel and astronauts. Liner notes contain a written transcription of the recording, which covers the launch, the scientists and mission, and an evaluation of the success of the mission and the spacecraft.

Track Listing

101	Astronaut to "Mercury Control"	n/a	00:57
102	Preparation: Countdown	n/a	01:30
103	Launching	n/a	00:57
104	Flight: Re-Entry to Earth's Atmosphere	n/a	03:43
105	AOK All the Way	n/a	01:55
106	Jules Verne's Prophecy	n/a	02:32
107	Project Mercury	n/a	01:04
108	The Rocket-Booster	n/a	04:59
109	The Capsule	n/a	01:41
110	Inside the Capsule	n/a	04:55
201	The Human Element - The Astronaut	n/a	24:53
202	Evaluation	n/a	05:34