At the height of the Cold War, newly formed NASA selects seven of the military’s best test pilots to become astronauts. Competing to be the first in space, these men achieve the extraordinary, inspiring the world to turn towards a new horizon of ambition and hope.
Alan Shephard
John Glenn
Gordon Cooper
Trudy Cooper
Scott Carpenter
Annie Glenn
Chris Kraft
Bob Gilruth
Wally Schirra
Gus Grissom
Deke Slayton
Louise Shepard
Glynn Lunney
Loudon Wainwright
Dee O'Hara
