Drama History Adventure
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.
Directed by
Philip Kaufman
Jeff Goldblum
NASA Recruiter
Lance Henriksen
Wally Schirra
Ed Harris
John Glenn
Dennis Quaid
Gordon Cooper
Scott Glenn
Alan Shepard
Veronica Cartwright
Betty Grissom
Barbara Hershey
Glennis Yeager
Fred Ward
Gus Grissom
Kathy Baker
Louise Shepard
David Clennon
Liaison Man
Scott Paulin
Deke Slayton
Scott Wilson
Scott Crossfield
John Dehner
Henry Luce
Donald Moffat
Lyndon B. Johnson
William Russ
Slick Goodlin
Harry Shearer
NASA Recruiter
Jim Haynie
Air Force Major
Royal Dano
Minister
John P. Ryan
Head of Program
O-Lan Jones
Girl at Pancho's
Pamela Reed
Trudy Cooper
Buddy Joe Hooker
David Gulpilil
Aborigine
Charles Frank
Scott Carpenter
Levon Helm
Jack Ridley / Narrator
Kim Stanley
Pancho Barnes
Tom Dahlgren
Bell Aircraft Executive
Scott Beach
Chief Scientist
Darryl Henriques
Life Reporter
Mary Jo Deschanel
Annie Glenn
Mimi Sarkisian
New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)
Mary Apick
Woman Reporter
Michael Pritchard
Texan
Eric Sevareid
Himself
William Hall
The Permanent Press Corps
Chuck Yeager
Fred
Mickey Crocker
Marge Slayton
Susan Kase
Rene Carpenter
Mittie Smith
Jo Schirra
Jane Dornacker
Nurse Murch
Anthony Munoz
Gonzales
Drew Letchworth
The Permanent Press Corps
Christopher P. Beale
The Permanent Press Corps
Richard Dupell
The Permanent Press Corps
John X. Heart
The Permanent Press Corps
Ed Holmes
The Permanent Press Corps
Jack Bruno Tate
The Permanent Press Corps
Robert Beer
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Erik Bergmann
Eddie Hodges
James Brady
Aide to Lyndon B. Johnson
Katherine Conklin
Woman TV Reporter
Maureen Coyne
Waitress
John Lion
Bell Aircraft Executive
Peggy Davis
Sally Rand
Robert Elross
Review Board President
Drew Eshelman
Assistant Scientist
Robert J. Geary
Game Show M.C.
Royce Grones
1st X-1 Pilot
Anthony Wallis
Australian Driver
Kaaren Lee
Young Widow
Sandy Kronemeyer
Cocoa Beach Girl
Frankie Di
Cocoa Beach Girl
Ed Corbett
Texan
Mark Todd
Astronaut Trainee
Allen Gebhardt
Astronaut Trainee

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