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Previously on
"the astronaut wives club"...

Seven military families
becoming american royalty.

I'm a journalist.
"life" magazine.

We'd be in the magazine?

Sounds like we're propaganda.

It's not like you ladies
have a lot of big secrets.

Your father is gonna be
first man in space.

[ girls squeal ]

Man: Here they are,
the first lady

And the first lady of space.

First lady?

I'm gonna be
the second lady of space!

They're going to the moon.

We wives are gonna need
each other.

[ rumbling ]

Man:
When alan b. Shepard became

The first american in space,
the whole nation celebrated.

But with the russians
beating us into orbit,

President kennedy
isn't slowing down.

If all goes well,
astronaut virgil i. Grissom

And his wife will be
the next guests

At the white house.

Mel tormé: ♪ don't let
that moon get away ♪

♪ your eyes have a way
of revealing ♪

[ gasps ]

You l-l-love yel-l-low.

[ chuckles ]

It's pretty,
but it's too bright.

Louise wore cream.

♪♪♪

[ hangers clacking ]

[ laughs ]

Now wouldn't it be something
if old betty

Showed up to the white house
wearing that?
[ laughs ]

Oh, annie, maybe the reason
i can't pick a dress

Is 'cause i shouldn't be
shopping for one.

I'll just wait till gus
has come back safe.

No.

Th-think...Positive.

Oh, heck.

Cream's not my color
anyway.

Cream is...N-not a color.

[ laughs ] i don't even know
how you get ready

For something like this.

It just seems like
the biggest thing ever.

I don't know how louise
stayed so calm.

Alan: She's my rock.

I was, uh, visiting
my sister at school.

I saw louise at a dance,
and knew she was the one.

In all honesty...

My "mercury" flight was

My second proudest
accomplishment.

Getting louise to marry me
was my first.
[ chuckles ]

Her nickname was "frosty"
at the time,

And she earned it.
[ chuckles ]

Well, mrs. Shepard,

You must have had
ice water in your veins

The day your husband
became

The first american
to go into space.

It wasn't ice water.

It was faith...In god...
In n.A.S.A.,

And most of all, in alan.

She's really good.

It's as if n.A.S.A.
Programmed her.

[ chuckles ]
laugh all you want,
but appearances matter.

As "the navy wife" says,

Our job is to be
our husbands' jib sails.

We not only help him
face the headwinds.

We're the first thing
people notice

When he pulls into port.

[ doorbell rings ]
ah, well,

Deke's never complained
about my jib.

[ laughter ]

[ door creaks ]
mrs. Slayton?

May i have a word?

Depends on what
the word is.

No one in this house has
any use for a private dick.

Actually, i'm working
for "confidential" magazine

Checking up on a story.

We have a deal
with "life" magazine.

My husband's got no place
in those rag mags.

I couldn't agree more,
ma'am.

This story's about you.

So what if i was poor?
So was everyone back then.

That doesn't make me
the headline

In some yellow sheet.

That makes me an american.
Quite true...

[ camera shutter clicking ]
which is why they're
ignoring the poverty angle

And focusing on
your first marriage.

You need to leave.

Thank you, mrs. Slayton.

I think i got what i need.

Oh, yeah? What's that?

A photo we can run
the story with.

[ clicking continues ]

[ curtain rings swoosh ]
[ exhales ]

♪♪♪

You must be excited
for gus' flight.

[ exhales ] can't wait.

Truthfully, i can't wait
for it to be over.

I know that i have been through
a hundred combat missions

When gus was in korea,

But i never had to watch
one of them on tv...

[ lowered voice ]
with...Him all over me...

[ normal voice ] and then have
to go out and talk

To a sea of reporters.

You were so calm
during alan's launch.

How'd you do it?

This can be
off the record.

[ bicycle bell dings ]
say whatever you want.

I refuse to waste time
worrying.

I have faith.

Well...
Trying to do that, believe me.

And when i'm awake
and keeping busy, i'm okay.

The second i close my eyes...

You have to fight
those feelings.

As soon as you let them in,
they take root and take hold.

[ clears throat ]
you know, there are some...

Schools of thought
that say that it's better

To acknowledge your fears,

Get them out in the open.

You keep them
bottled up inside,

They turn
into other things.

Like bad dreams?
Nightmares, yeah.

Repression is what
they call it.

It's a key concept --
i should check if the girls
want a snack.

Alice, julie.

It's often expressed
through avoidance and denial.

[ children laughing ]

I think i see what you're
getting at, mr. Kaplan,

But if gus knows
that i'm worried about him,

Then he'll worry
about me.

So i just need to keep
like louise

And...Put a lid on it.
[ chuckles ]

♪♪♪

[ indistinct conversations ]

[ cash register bell dings ]

♪♪♪

Mr. Pantos?

[ ice rattles ]

Thank you for meeting me.

You here to give me
a quote?

No.

$200.

I don't know how much
they're paying you

To look into my past,
but...

This is my rainy day money.

I'd say it's pouring
right about now.

Please take it and tell me
you didn't find anything.

Keep your money.

And bring me a real story.

Something i can shop
to the papers.

Something no one knows
about grissom's flight

Or john glenn's.

Public's crazy
for that guy.

Captain slayton doesn't
talk to me about his work.

That doesn't surprise me.

But i suspect
you're a resourceful woman.

♪ just another day ♪
♪ just another one ♪

[ door bells jingle,
door opens ]

♪♪♪

Freud's theory
of repression?

Don't think i don't know
that was meant for me.

You're the one

Who wrote the article
with my name on it.

If the whole wide world
thinks that i'm perfect,

It's because you told them
i was.

I wrote that article
because it was the right thing

For the magazine
and the space program,

Not to mention
because you asked me to.
Man: Order up!

But that's for the public.

It might have been nice
for betty to hear

That a little fear
is normal

When your husband's up
in space.

And you and the russian lady
are the only ones in the world

Who could do that.

Of course, that would require
you acknowledging

That you're a human being
with emotions.

Forget it. I don't even know
why i'm here.

I certainly don't care
what you think of me.

You're doing that
on purpose.

[ mouth full ] you mad at me?

I'm just minding my own business
enjoying a reuben.

You tracked me down.

♪♪♪

It'd be nice if we could
stay here a little longer.

Wish we could be here
for the launch.

You know how it is.
Protocol.

No wives in florida
during missions.

Something bad happens,

Best if crying women
are a few states away.

Not that anything bad's
gonna happen.

Wait. Ice cubes.
Ice cubes.

Mark, scotty,
leave that thing be.

[ ice rattling in distance ]

♪♪♪

Gus: I see we've got ourselves
an astro fan.

♪♪♪

Son, i was wondering if you
wouldn't mind doing me

A small favor?

I was just telling my wife betty

That i was feeling an urge
to sign an autograph.

Would you mind if i signed one
for you?

♪♪♪

Hi. Xavier... [ chuckles ]

I had to bring my boy with me
to work today.

I'm so sorry.
Ma'am...

If you've been picking up
my husband's socks

These past few months,

He should be apologizing
to you.

[ chuckles ]
[ chuckles ]

You'll make a fine astronaut
someday.

Me, sir?
Yeah. You keep up
that homework,

Especially the math,
you'll get there.

[ laughs ] well,
we'll see about that.

I'm working real hard
to grow him up right.

I'm not too keen on the idea
of launching him into space.

I-i don't like...

I...Oh. Uh, uh,

I don't mean anything
by that. I --
no.

It's okay. [ chuckles ]
it is very dangerous.

But if someone's
gonna do it,

It's gonna be the best man
for the job,

And that's my gus.
[ laughs ]

Oh.

Ma'am.

You sure neither of you
will join me?

I hate drinking alone.

No, thank you. We'll pass.

That's what i love
about you two.

The squeaky-clean image.

Ah, that's just who we are.

That's what i mean.
You don't stop.

[ clears throat ]
that being said,

With your launch coming
after gus',

We need to talk about
the public relations challenges

That may occur
when it's your turn.

Well, you...
You mean -- you mean me.

No, no, of course not.

I...Know what p--
people say.

Give her time to prepare.

Don't throw annie
any curve balls.

She'll have some sentences
ready.

Without the --
no stutter.

They may want more
than prepared statements.

There might be questions.

A w-w-woman knows
wh-when to shut up.

America w-will love me.

[ laughs ]

See? Like i said,
she's gonna be fine.

[ chuckles ]

So you're still working.
Yeah.

I'll call you later, okay?

They're sure keeping you busy
down there.

The program must
really need you.

[ chuckles ]
i guess they do.

Maybe some of those things
that we talked about

Keeping in the past --

Maybe it wouldn't be
such a big deal

If those things came out.

Trust me, it'd be a big deal.
[ door closes ]

[ whistles ]

Listen, i gotta go, red.

Okay. Bye.

[ line disconnects ]

[ gargles ]

[ spits ]

[ rack squeaks ]

I love you, gus grissom.

I love you, too, hon.

You let me run the house
exactly the way i want.

You don't tell me how
to do my job.

I don't tell you
how to do yours.

If i disagree with someone,
you always take my side.

You're pretty much
always right.

[ exhales ]

And even if you're not,
you're my wife.

You don't call me crazy
or lazy or dumb.

Not to my face
or to anyone.

Bets...
What?

A lot of husband.
Don't say different.

You know you've heard it.

[ chuckles ]

You're a good father.

You're a loyal husband.

And you're my best friend.

And you're mine.

[ exhales ]

I'm done now.

Well, maybe we're just
getting started.

[ laughs ]

Here you go, bug.

You know, if this
whole astronaut thing

Doesn't work out,

I've definitely got a future
in collage making.

[ giggles ]

♪♪♪

Hey, mom, did you know
that your friend dot

Won the all-women
transcontinental air race?

Dot won? Good for her.

Well, we were training together.

So...
You might have won?

Maybe.

Why do they call it
the "powderpuff derby"?

It's because
they wanna make it seem

Like it's not important,
but it is.

All right, come on.
Let's get you to bed.

I'll be in to say good night

To you and your sister.

[ paper rustling ]

Trudy, i know you feel like
you're missing out,

But what you're doing
is important, too.

Don't.

You know better
than that.

Sorry. I --

Then stop trying to kiss me
and try talking.

Catch me up on everything that's
been going on down at the cape,

Like the tests
on the new hand controls,

For starters.

They work. No problemo.

Okay. Well, how about
the compensation issue

Created by adding
the window?

Come on. I gotta talk
about this stuff

With the guys all week.

Last night before i head out,
i just wanna be at home

With my girls
and see your smiling face.

Do i look like i'm smiling?

Here.
[ sighs ]

Fold your own socks.

[ indistinct conversations ]

Man: Mrs. Shepard,
this way, please.

Man: Mrs. Shepard,
did you bake those cookies

When your husband went
into space?

Mrs. Shepard,
can we get a picture of you?

Man: Mrs. Glenn!
Man: Mrs. Cooper!

...About the launch.
Louise: I'm not answering
any questions.

This is
gus and betty grissom's day.

Thank you.

[ indistinct conversations ]

Man: What do you have there,
mrs. Carpenter?

Oh, uh, i'm bringing
a new dish.

It's called
chinese chicken salad.

It's got cashews.

[ tv playing indistinctly ]

[ doorbell rings,
knock on door ]

Man on tv:
...By gus grissom on july 15th.

Welcome. [ chuckles ]

Hi there. [ giggles ]

Mr. Kaplan.

Mrs. Shepard.

...Synonymous with freedom.

Mrs. Slayton,
any news?

Uh, not at this time, no.

Thanks for sharing.

Thank you.

Well, gus told the cops
that i didn't want my yard

Looking like the shepards',
so where are they now?

They're watching tv
at the station.

Oh, also max thinks that it will
feel more real

If my house looks like a pigsty.

[ sighs ] i just, i can't wait
for this to be over.

Gus is gonna be great,
and with that window,

He's gonna be the first man to
really see the earth from space.

We are getting reports
from n.A.S.A.

That there is a delay.

It seems that one
of the titanium bolts

Around the hatch...
Countdown is halted.
Word from n.A.S.A.

Is that a mechanical issue is
being addressed as we speak.
No word yet on when
the countdown will resume.

Waiting is the worst part.

I hope so.

Are y-- y-y-you okay?

[ whispers ] shoot!
Oh.

Now you're gonna have to write
that i got so worked up,

I broke an egg.
I won't write anything
of the sort.

You could faint right now,
and the article would say

That you are the epitome
of reserved strength.

In other words, max will channel
your inner primly stable.

Max: Primly stable?

Rene, you gotta do it.

Oh, stop.
Oh, come on.

All right.
[ clears throat ]

I never had any doubt
that my husband squarely

Would be home in time
to try my new omelet recipe.

I watched and prayed
with much contentedness

As he hurtled through space,
firm in my belief

That he would like
the ham and onion

Even more than he likes
the mushroom and cheese.

[ laughter ]

Who's that supposed to be?

Oh. Hon, it's not you.

It's what n.A.S.A.
Expects us to be...

Which...You may embody...
Slightly.

Oh, it's just for fun.

That's very amusing.

[ sighs ]
trudy: Betty?

Everyone, the countdown
started again.

[ dishes clatter ]

Man: 10...9...8...

7...

6...5...4...

3...2...

1.

Zero. Ignition. Liftoff.

And the clock has started.
We have liftoff.

We should be getting a report

Of re-entry activity
at this time.

He is at 65,000 feet
on his way down.

50,000 feet.

He's going through some clouds.

And we have confirmation

That gus grissom has landed
in the water,

And a helicopter
has been dispatched.

Oh! [ laughs ]

Looks like somebody's
going to the white house!

We need glasses.

Woman: We have to celebrate!

We should get
official confirmation

That gus grissom has come
into the helicopter

At any moment now.

[ laughter,
indistinct conversations ]

[ glasses clatter ]

I saw that man talk to you
outside.

What man?

The same one who was
at your house

When we were playing euchre.

[ clink ]
he looks like trouble.

[ cabinet door closes ]

[ lowered voice ] is he
a black sheep family member?

What -- no, he's not.
Do you owe him money?

For what? Jo.

[ whispers ] are you having
an a-f-f-a-i-r?

No.

[ sighs ]

[ lowered voice ] he works for
one of those tabloid magazines.

Oh, my.

[ dishes clattering ]
[ sighs ]

What kind of unsavory
information might come out?

Use your imagination.

But the only way this guy
will kill the story

If i give him some sort
of classified information...

Which i wouldn't do,
which is the problem.

Deke's finally on deck,
and...

Jo, i gotta fix this.

Well...It's not like
"the navy wife"

Has a chapter on blackmail,
but...

Growing up the stepdaughter
of an admiral,

I learned that the military
looks after its own.

You should talk
to dunk porter.

Isn't that like asking
the principal

To help you skip school?

It's his job to make sure

We all get presented in public
in the best light possible.

Everyone's waiting on glasses.

[ sighs ]
we're on our way.

[ man speaking indistinctly
on tv ]

[ indistinct conversations,
laughter ]

I am now hearing that there is
some trouble

With the "liberty bell."

I repeat, there seems to be
a problem

With the space capsule.

Reports are coming in that
the hatch has blown prematurely

And the capsule
is filling with water.

The helicopter cable
has broken,

And the "liberty bell" capsule
is sinking into the ocean.

No word yet on the status
of gus grissom.

Astronaut gus grissom remains
in the water.

Reports are spotty.
There is mixed information.

[ inhales sharply ]

Wait one second.

We are hearing that
a second helicopter

Is bringing gus grissom aboard.

He's gonna be fine.
Yes, he is.

I have confirmation
that gus grissom

Has come into the helicopter
and is headed back

To the "u.S.S. Randolph."

It's finally over. [ laughs ]

[ knock on door ]

Your fans await you, doll.

Knock 'em dead.
Okay.

[ indistinct conversations ]

Man: Here she comes,
here she comes.

[ reporters shouting at once ]

Hi. I'm betty grissom.
[ camera shutters clicking ]

Thank you all for being here.

I'm overjoyed that
my husband is doing well

And that his mission was
a success and --

Any idea why gus opened
the hatch early?

Man: Yeah, yeah, why is that?
Man: Yeah, why would
he do that, ma'am?

Oh. Uh...Uh...I don't know.

We heard that gus was
tidying up the capsule

When the hatch blew.

Do you make him clean up
at home?

Man: [ laughs ]
no, i...

That's a good point.
I take care
of everything on the homefront.

The capsule cost millions.

All the flight data
is lost.

Man: Mrs. Grissom, over here.
One more question!

[ reporters shouting at once ]

It's a mess.

What do you think
he dug up?

Who knows?

[ fan whirring ]

[ telephone ringing
in distance ]

My father worked
for the railroad.

He was a drunk, violent.

My mother loved him,
but not soon enough.

Everyone loves
a good rags-to-riches story.

[ exhales ]

I also lived in japan
for a number of years...

When i was single.

I was working
as a secretary,

But i know how it sounds.

It is very unusual for
an unmarried woman

To work overseas.

I lived there
after i left my husband.

My first husband.

I'm divorced.

Look, i made a mistake --

A big one,
but i fixed it.

And nothing that i did
before i met deke

Should ever hurt him.

[ sighs ]

Don't you worry, mrs. Slayton.

This article will never see
the light of day.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Well, this should be fun.

We haven't flown together
in a while.

Question is, who's the pilot?
Who's in the jump seat?

Um, that's not the question.
You flew last time.

Oh. How about
we flip for it?

No. It's my turn.

I don't recall agreeing
to taking turns.

Oh, you don't agree to turns.
Turns are what's fair.

Fair? Whoever told you
life was fair?

Well, it seems pretty fair
to you.

You got your wife back.
You get to go into space.

Name once in your life

When you haven't gotten
exactly what you want.

How about right now when
i wanna go flying with my wife

And have a nice time?

[ huffs ] and it'll only be nice
if i'm sitting next to you,

Staring out the window?

Oh, come on. I'm headed off
to australia soon.

You really wanna leave things
like this?

Give me that quarter.

You gonna flip?

I'm calling jo
to pick me up.

Phone call only costs
a dime!

I expect the change!

♪♪♪

What is this place again?

I told you.

N.A.S.A. Got us
a beach house as a reward

For me going up
into space.

It's for v.I.P.S.

It's very private.
We've been driving for an hour.

I think they just wanted
to do something nice.

[ sighs ]

To make up for us
not going to washington.

♪♪♪

We're not invited
to the white house?

Gus, why?

You didn't do
anything wrong.

I know.

Everybody knows.

[ sighs ]

♪♪♪

There's gonna be
an investigation.

An investigation?
About what?

I-if you said
the hatch just popped,

The hatched just popped.
You're not a liar.

No one's saying i am, okay?
But n.A.S.A.'s government.

They got their own way
of doing things.

Oh, yeah. Protocol. Right.

You know what?

Why don't we just
turn the car around

And go back to your room
at the motel?

Bets, you haven't even
seen the place.

I don't want to.
I don't want anything

From anybody that thinks
you're a hatch-popping liar.

They're trying to be nice.
Nice?

You don't wanna be here?

I'll take you and the boys
back to the motel.

And then i'll head down
to the cape.

[ tires squeal ]

[ whirring ]

[ vacuum turns off ]

How was your day?

What's that french girl
doing on the cover?

It was supposed to be you.

Story's inside...

After a photo essay on
the runnin' of the bulls.

♪♪♪

[ door slams in distance ]

[ singsongy ] jell-o salad.

♪♪♪

Scotty, what happened
to your shirt?
Nothing.

It's ripped.
I said it was nothing.

If it's nothin',
then why are you so upset?

[ silverware clinks ]

Are you gonna be a part
of this conversation?

♪♪♪

Tell me what happened.

♪♪♪

Kid at school. He said
dad had screwed the pooch,

So i socked him.

Then he socked me.

♪♪♪

[ turns tv on ]

Woman on tv:
...Clean hair without water...

Sew it up for you
good as new.

[ dish clatters ]

And that kid better look
worse than your shirt.

[ woman continues
speaking indistinctly ]

N.A.S.A. Has decided that

John glenn is going
all the way,

All the way around the earth

In the united states'
first orbital mission.

Man on radio:
An orbital mission is crucial

If we're going to catch up
to the russians,

And colonel john glenn is
just the man for the job.

A decorated war hero
and supersonic record holder,

His flight is sure to be
the most impressive --
[ switch clicks ]

You'll always be first.
No one can take that away.

It was 15 minutes.
I didn't have a window.

And what you did was
more daring,

More dangerous
because of it.

There were so many unknowns.

♪♪♪

Alan, i should have told you
at the time, but...

When you were up there...

Well, the truth is
i wasn't --

It's gonna be hell
for that wife of his.

At least i don't have to worry
about that with you.

♪♪♪

Annie: [ slowly ]
i am so...Proud...

Of my husband...

And my country.

Thank you all
for your support...

God...

Bless...

America.

Man: Mrs. Cooper!

[ indistinct conversations ]

Man: Mrs. Slayton!

Hello.
Good morning.

Man: Excuse me!
Thank you.

Rene: It's my double decker
tuna loaf.

Trudy:
Smoky cocktail weenies.

Marge: Tater tots surprise.

N.A.S.A. Will track
john glenn's orbit

From 16 land-based stations
and two air force ships --

One in the indian ocean
and one in the pacific...

You doing okay?
Mm-hmm.

You?

The investigation's
taking forever.

It's eating gus up.
[ exhales ]

...The capcom,
or "capsule communicator"

In california.

Grissom's in bermuda,
and cooper is all the way over

In australia...
I wonder what it feels like
in zero gravity.

Must be amazing.
I heard they think

That his eyeballs might float
out of his head.

We now hear that n.A.S.A.
Has announced that the mission

Has been scrubbed due
to poor weather conditions.

[ gasps ]
oh, annie.

...Launch will be rescheduled,

But we will keep you updated...
I'm sorry.

...As we know more.

Man: Pack it up, boys.

Man: This time's over.

[ telephone rings ]

[ man speaking indistinctly
on tv ]
[ glass clatters ]

Glenn residence.

Annie, it's vice president
johnson's office.

I'm afraid mrs. Glenn can't come
to the phone right now.

Is there a message
i might relay to her?

He says he's sorry
about the delay.

He knows how disappointed
you must be.

Uh... [ stammering ]

She says that's very kind.

[ tv playing indistinctly ]

Oh.

He's on his way here
so he can comfort you.

Vice president johnson?

He's c-c-coming --
coming h-h-here?

Yeah,
and he's got camera crews

From all three networks
with him.

He wants to film the two
of you talking together.

Marge: You could just tell him
the truth about your condition.

I'm sure he'd understand.

You don't have a choice.

[ doorbell rings ]

Marge:
It's one of his aides.

I'll talk to him.

Don't go anywhere.
We can fix this.

Look, don't worry
about the stutter.

We'll just tell
the vice president

That you're overcome
with emotion.

He'll hug you. He'll be happy.
America will be happy.

I'm n-not h-happy.
I have -- have a headache.

He's not just the v.P.
The space program is his baby.

How's it gonna look on tv today

With yet another failure
to launch?

The country needs to see
that you're okay

So that they can be okay.

Betty: Annie,
do whatever you want.

They're all using us
as pawns.

They'll cut you out
as fast as they'll claim you.

Whatever makes them
look good.

What do you think n.A.S.A. Will
do to john if annie says no?

So we're just supposed
to spend our lives

Worrying about n.A.S.A.?

Betty: Yes, that's what
we signed up for.
[ exhales deeply ]

But don't we have some right
to some privacy here?

[ bang, clatter ]

I h-h-h-h-have
to call john.

[ lifts receiver ]
first it's fuel tanks,
now it's damn clouds.

Do you have any idea how many
people around the world

Are talking about how badly
we messed up again?

Nobody messed up, jim.
We made the right call.

John's on the phone
with annie.

L.B.J. Wants to come over
with a bunch of reporters,

And she's saying no.

Well, he better to tell her
to say yes

If he actually wants to go up
one day.

He's got camera crews?

Tell her to let him in now.

How do you feel about that?

Who cares how she feels?!

If she doesn't let johnson
in that house now...

I'll find somebody else
to take your flight.

Annie...

Do you want
vice president johnson

To come in?

[ stammers ]

No.

Then don't let him in.

But wh...

Wh-wh-what about you?

Oh.
Don't worry about me.

[ clears throat ]
i'll be fine.

I love you.

I-i-i l-love you, too.

[ line disconnects,
receiver clatters ]

Glenn, you're grounded.

I-i-i don't have to
l-let him in.

Well, that's it.
If annie and john don't want

Vice president johnson
coming in,

He's not coming in.

I'll barricade the door
if i have to.

I'll join you.

Me, too.
And me.

Using a chair
under the door knob

Is actually more effective.

I could grab one
and do that.

[ chuckles ]

[ chuckles ]

The only thing worse
than glenn making history today

Is...Not making anything
at all.

Well, the weather can't stay
like this forever.

Hey, can you still get gordo,
gus, and wally on the radio?

Why?
We need to talk.

I'm giving your flight
to carpenter.

I'm sorry, sir. I'm not
gonna take john's place.

Fine. There's five more
where you two came from.

I'm afraid not. All of us.

We're united in this.

Even...

Shepard? And slayton?

Are you kidding me?
No joke, jim.

Gordo, gus, and wally said
they'd stand with us, too.

You don't have to do this.

Yeah. Yeah, we do.

They do it to one of us,
they'll do it to all of us.

Eat your egg, john.

[ chuckles ]

[ gears shift,
engine turns off ]

Gus: You came down here
all by yourself?

That's... [ sighs ]

I wasn't expecting you.

I know.

Things haven't been right
since you went up,

And i just --
i can't take it anymore.

[ keys jangle ]

[ sighs ]

I gotta show you something.

This is what they didn't
show on the news.

[ projector whirring ]

My space suit was half
full of water.

You know i'm not much of
a swimmer at the best of times.

The newsmen didn't say anything
about you nearly drownin'.

They're trying to save
the capsule

And completely ignoring you.

Every time the "liberty bell"
hit the surface,

The...Water
would get choppy.

I went under
a couple times.

But you know what
kept me going?

Everything you said to me
that night.

Hell if i was gonna
let you down, bets.

Gus...If it were me
in your shoes,

And you believed me,
that's all that would matter.

The investigation,
n.A.S.A., the press...

It's nothing compared
to you and me.

[ whirring stops,
switch clicks ]

The only regret i have
is that this whole mess --

It's meant you didn't get
what should've been yours.

Dinner with jackie...
A parade.

None of that matters.

[ sighs ]

Although a parade
would've been nice.

[ both laugh ]

Man:
The launch delays continue.

A fuel leak has been reported.

[ indistinct conversations ]

[ pencil clatters ]

With the russians having
orbited the earth

In its first two flights,

And gus grissom's capsule
lost at sea,

The u.S. Needs this mission
more than ever.

Finally, three months after
the original launch date,

The "friendship 7" takes off
into space.

Man: Roger. The launch
is operating. We're underway.

Man:
Reading you loud and clear.

[ rumbling ]
john glenn orbited the earth

For 4 hours and 55 minutes.

And although there were
a few concerns

About the heat shield,

He splashed down
just 40 miles short

Of the intended landing zone.

Man: "friendship 7,"
do you read me?

Man: Yes, loud and clear.

And now the nation finally
celebrates

With a ticker tape parade
in new york city.

[ band playing
"semper fidelis" ]

Thanks for coming out.

Certainly.

Congratulations, john.

Coming through.

Annie, thanks so much for
making sure we all got included.

The guys...H-had
j-john's back.

The girls h-had mine.
Mrs. Grissom?

Mrs. Glenn? We need to get you
into your cars.

Oh! And we're in
the third car,

Right behind the shepards.
Where the hell is mrs. Cooper?

They cleared me.
What?

They finished
the investigation.

It is officially a fact
that if i had blown that hatch,

My hand would have been
all black and blue.

It was
the external release lanyard.

Well, i don't know what that is,
but i love it. [ giggles ]

♪♪♪

Betty?

You look beautiful.
Like my dress?

Means a lot
coming from you.

I wanted you to know...

You held up better
at gus' launch

Than i did at alan's.

Louise, the sooner
this thing starts,

The sooner it's over with.

♪♪♪

What's up with your wife?

Hell if i know.

Can get these guys
into space.

Can't get 'em into
a couple convertibles.

Ready? One...Two...Three!

Whoo!
[ laughs ]

[ laughs ]
[ laughs ]

Oh, mr. Porter. Oh...

I just wanted to
say thank you

For handling my, um,
my problem.

I never heard from that guy
or the magazine again.

You're welcome.
I did what i had to do.

You didn't...

I didn't kill him,
mrs. Slayton.

I threatened to have
his p.I. License yanked.

We're n.A.S.A.,
not the mob.

♪♪♪

[ exhales deeply ]

Let's go, marge.

[ sighs ]

♪♪♪

The next parade
is gonna be for you.

♪♪♪

I'm here.

Don't start.
[ car door closes ]

I know that some
of the normal wifely duties

Are off the table,

But showing up on time
for a parade

Doesn't seem
like too much to ask.

Gordo...

I came back because
you have the chance

To do the impossible --

Leave the earth,
fly in space,

Get to the moon
one day.

John saw the sun rise
and set three times

In five hours.

I wanna be a part of that.

I don't mean anything
bad by this,

But you're not an astronaut.

You're an astronaut's wife.

It's nothing i did.
It's nothing you did.

It's just...How it is.

[ car engine starts ]

Come on, babe.
We're almost there.

♪♪♪

[ cheering ]

♪♪♪

[ cheers and whistles ]

♪♪♪

Oh!

♪♪♪

Man: With this orbit,
the u.S. Has caught up.

The space race
is neck and neck,

And the prize can be ours.

World war ii ace pilot
deke slayton will be next.

♪♪♪

[ door opens and closes ]

Deke! Come look at these photos
of the parade.

How many times

Do i have to tell you
to keep the driveway clear?

I nearly ran over
this thing.

And if you actually had,

We would have
bought another one.

It's a toy. What's with you?

We need to keep things
in their place, okay?

We need to clean up
after ourselves.

Are you drunk?

[ sighs ]

Deke?

I'm grounded.

They're, uh, they're
taking my flight away.

What?

Why? Why would they do that
to you?