Tests also reveal some sort of unknown encrustation on the hull, unusual because not x-rays nor infrared photography nor ultraviolet will pass through it. Tests on the recovered aircraft show that the automatic escape mechanism as well as the breaking chute operated perfectly. No way could the pilot have survived the crash. Wilson meets with Commander Chuck and shows him the wreckage. Chief Wilson has the presence to notify the military in case it has something to do with their recent rocket firing. The next that is heard about Y-13 is a report to the New Mexico State Police that some Mexican farmer saw a parachute attached to some sort of plane land near his farm on Route 17 about 10 miles south of Alvarado. He climbs to 1,320,000 feet (250 miles) and suddenly loses control of the ship and passes through some meteorite dust, so he is forced to catapult. At 600,000 feet, when he is supposed to level off and begin his descent, he continues to climb, even firing his emergency boost.
Still, Capt Richards wants Dan to pilot the Y-13, after he has been throughly checked out and briefed by Doctor Paul von Essen Carl Jaffe. Although Captain Ben Richards of the Air Force Space Command says that Dan is the best pilot they have, he bucked the rules when flying Y-12, went into the ionosphere, had problems landing his ship, and then promptly ran to see his girlfriend, Tia Francesca, before bothering to even make out his report.
Template:Non-free video cover Template:Non-free fair use rationale Template loop detected: Template:Otheruses4įirst Man into Space (also known as Satellite of Blood) is a 1959 science fiction horror film directed by Robert Day and distributed by Amalgamated films.Ĭommander Charles "Chuck" Prescott is not so sure that his brother, Lieutenant Dan Prescott, is the correct choice for piloting the Y-13 into outer space. Template loop detected: Template:Information Summary ĭVD cover for the film First Man into Space ( Criterion #367).