![]() Each astronaut is given a field of specialization based on their prior fields of expertise. He sets a strict schedule of study and lab work, leaving them time for little else. The newly-appointed astronauts arrive in Houston, Texas for their training, and Stanley introduces them to Skip Morgan, who gives them extensive manuals describing the inner workings of the spacecraft. At Griffith Park Stadium in Washington D.C., Norman and Penny attend a football game along with Senator Glancey and his wife, and later they sneak off to have drinks together, continuing their affair. ![]() He considers Penny to be a “time bomb,” believing that the public of Middle America will be unwilling to accept that she is a working woman in the political scene in defiance of the small-town stereotypes he hopes to embody with the other wives. ![]() Tucker talks about his plans for the public image of the astronauts, paying especial attention to their wives. Stanley meets with Tucker Thomas, an influential publisher, to discuss how to publicize the story of the newly appointed astronauts in the hopes of raising public interest and securing more funding for the space program. ![]() ![]() The third part of this miniseries based on the novel of the same name, presenting a dramatization of the United States space program’s history and development.Ĭonstruction and testing begins on the first of the Saturn V rockets. Continue searching the Collection JAMES A. ![]()
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