Now, if these specifications sound familiar, it's because wave essentially removed the core from a nuclear missile.

And we want to put you in its place, lift off way like to test the system for years before risking a man's life.

What happened?

Yes, but are we afforded such a luxury with the Russians, way or not, you gentlemen are accustomed to testing dangerous, unproven aircraft.

In the end, you've made it this far.

In one piece.

Most of your families you have careers, have lives that could all come to an abrupt halt.

If you sign on to this endeavor, you wanna take 32 of your loveliest clinic for medical evaluation, but only seven of you will have what it takes on those seven will be the Mercury astronauts.

Now we have a fantastic agency in the making.

But to be frank, the Russians are sprinting around the track and we are still at the starting block, tying our shoe laces.

We need to work fast, each work smart, and we need the best.

A very way of life is escaped way.

Now it is time to take a clearly leading role in space achievement.

The choice is yours, gentlemen.