Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20190720:11:54:00
Stuff as this fearlessness, almost a daredevilish quality. frankly there was nothing further from the truth. most of these men, more than half of them, were engineers with masters degrees, ph.d.s. what separated them from everyone else was their attitude towards calculated risk. so they weren't just jumping into spacecraft or supersonic testing aircraft. they were very, very careful in making sure that they knew their machines inside out. and they trained and practiced and practiced in the simulators, which is what helped them conquer their fear. >> you also describe in the book it took big ma...