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As the Space Race ensues, seven pilots set off on a path to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings forth momentous challenges.
66 cast members
As
Chuck Yeager
Alan Shepard
John Glenn
Gordon Cooper
Gus Grissom
Glennis Yeager
Pancho Barnes
Betty Grissom
Trudy Cooper
Deke Slayton
Scott Carpenter
Wally Schirra
Lyndon B. Johnson
Jack Ridley / Narrator
Annie Glenn
Scott Crossfield
Louise Shepard
Minister
Liaison Man
Air Force Major
NASA Recruiter
Chief Scientist
Head of Program
Life Reporter
Himself
Slick Goodlin
The Permanent Press Corps
Grand Designer
Woman Reporter
Bell Aircraft Executive
Henry Luce
Aborigine
Girl at Pancho's
Fred
New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)
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