

"The race to be first in space."
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
