At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings momentous challenges.
Movie tag line: "How the future began."
Production companies:
Character: Chuck Yeager
Character: Alan Shepard
Character: John Glenn
Character: Gordon Cooper
Character: Gus Grissom
Character: Glennis Yeager
Character: Pancho Barnes
Character: Betty Grissom
Character: Trudy Cooper
Character: Deke Slayton
Character: Scott Carpenter
Character: Wally Schirra
Character: Lyndon B. Johnson
Character: Jack Ridley / Narrator
Character: Annie Glenn
Character: Scott Crossfield
Character: Louise Shepard
Character: Marge Slayton
Character: Rene Carpenter
Character: Jo Schirra
Character: Minister
Character: Liaison Man
Character: Air Force Major
Character: NASA Recruiter
Character: NASA Recruiter
Character: Chief Scientist
Character: Nurse Murch
Character: Gonzales
Character: Head of Program
Character: Life Reporter
Character: Himself
Character: Slick Goodlin
Character: The Permanent Press Corps
Character: The Permanent Press Corps
Character: The Permanent Press Corps
Character: The Permanent Press Corps
Character: The Permanent Press Corps
Character: The Permanent Press Corps
Character: The Permanent Press Corps
Character: Grand Designer
Character: Woman Reporter
Character: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Character: Eddie Hodges
Character: Aide to Lyndon B. Johnson
Character: Woman TV Reporter
Character: Waitress
Character: Bell Aircraft Executive
Character: Bell Aircraft Executive
Character: Sally Rand
Character: Henry Luce
Character: Review Board President
Character: Assistant Scientist
Character: Game Show M.C.
Character: 1st X-1 Pilot
Character: Aborigine
Character: Australian Driver
Character: Young Widow
Character: Cocoa Beach Girl
Character: Cocoa Beach Girl
Character: Texan
Character: Texan
Character: Girl at Pancho's
Character: Astronaut Trainee
Character: Astronaut Trainee
Character: Fred
Character: New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)