:06:01
And beat the free-fall mark
by 30,000 feet.
:06:06
Three planes in ten months.
That's bound to be a record too.
:06:10
The engine failed. The aircraft went
in a flat spin. We couldn't recover.
:06:16
But you made it.
:06:19
That's the important thing.
:06:22
And you made it...
:06:26
...just in time, Frank.
:06:31
Ladies and gentlemen of the press...
:06:33
...I'm Major Bob Gerson, United States
Air Force, and I hold in my hand...
:06:39
...a directive from the president
of the United States of America.
:06:44
It reads:
:06:46
"Effective immediately,
the Air Force's involvement...
:06:49
...in outer atmosphere
testing and exploration...
:06:52
...is hereby terminated.
:06:54
A new civilian agency...
:06:56
...the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, is this day chartered.
:07:00
Project Daedalus is now complete...
:07:04
...and designated
Mission Accomplished."
:07:06
The Air Force is out?
:07:08
What about the pilots?
:07:10
Who will be
the first American in space?
:07:12
A decision has been made.
After an exhaustive search...
:07:17
...we've identified who can best
carry out a mission of this magnitude.
:07:21
This job calls for toughness,
both mental and physical toughness...
:07:25
...and in the tradition of
the best of the Air Force...
:07:29
...an ability to follow orders
to the letter.
:07:33
Ladies and gentlemen,
I'd like you to meet Maryanne...
:07:36
...the first American
to cross into outer space.
:07:56
Look, Frank.
She wants to shake your hand.
:07:59
You bastard.