A chronicle of the original Mercury astronauts in the formation of America's space program: Alan Shepherd the first American in space; Gus Grissom the benighted astronaut for whom nothing works out as planned; John Glenn the straight-arrow 'boy scout' of the bunch who was the first American to orbit the earth; and the remaining pilots: Deke Slayton Scott Carpenter Wally Schirra and Gordon Cooper.
1983 | 3 h 13 min
Director: Philip Kaufman
Stars: Scott Glenn, Sam Shepard, Ed Harris
