At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings momentous challenges.
as Chuck Yeager
as Alan Shepard
as John Glenn
as Gordon Cooper
as Gus Grissom
as Glennis Yeager
as Pancho Barnes
as Betty Grissom
as Trudy Cooper
as Deke Slayton
as Scott Carpenter
as Wally Schirra
as Lyndon B. Johnson
as Jack Ridley / Narrator
as Annie Glenn
as Scott Crossfield
as Louise Shepard
as Marge Slayton
as Rene Carpenter
as Jo Schirra
as Minister
as Liaison Man
as Air Force Major
as NASA Recruiter
as NASA Recruiter
as Chief Scientist
as Nurse Murch
as Gonzales
as Head of Program
as Life Reporter
as Himself
as Slick Goodlin
as The Permanent Press Corps
as The Permanent Press Corps
as The Permanent Press Corps
as The Permanent Press Corps
as The Permanent Press Corps
as The Permanent Press Corps
as The Permanent Press Corps
as Grand Designer
as Woman Reporter
as Dwight D. Eisenhower
as Eddie Hodges
as Aide to Lyndon B. Johnson
as Woman TV Reporter
as Waitress
as Bell Aircraft Executive
as Bell Aircraft Executive
as Sally Rand
as Henry Luce
as Review Board President
as Assistant Scientist
as Game Show M.C.
as 1st X-1 Pilot
as Aborigine
as Australian Driver
as Young Widow
as Cocoa Beach Girl
as Cocoa Beach Girl
as Texan
as Texan
as Girl at Pancho's
as Astronaut Trainee
as Astronaut Trainee
as Fred
as New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)
