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

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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

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Astronaut to "Mercury Control" Alan Shepard 00:57
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Preparation: Countdown Unidentified narrator, Cape Canaveral mission control 01:30
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Launching Unidentified radio reporter, Cape Canaveral mission control 00:57
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Flight: Re-Entry to Earth's Atmosphere John Powers 03:43
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AOK All the Way John Powers 01:55
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Jules Verne's Prophecy Unidentified narrator 02:32
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Project Mercury Unidentified narrator, NASA scientist 01:04
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The Rocket-Booster Unidentified narrator, Mr. Haberligh 04:59
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The Capsule Unidentified narrator, NASA scientist 01:41
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Inside the Capsule Unidentified narrator, Dr. William Augerson 04:55
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The Human Element - The Astronaut Robert Voas, John Powers, Virgil Grissom, Alan Shepard, Joseph Lubin, Stanley White, F.V.H. Hillas 24:53
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Evaluation Mort Slur, Donald Slayton, Harrison Brown, T. Keith Glennin 05:34