The Right Stuff (2020)
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The race to be first in space.
Overview
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.
Mark Lafferty
Creator
Series Cast
Jake McDorman
Alan Shephard
Patrick J. Adams
John Glenn
Colin O'Donoghue
Gordon Cooper
Eloise Mumford
Trudy Cooper
James Lafferty
Scott Carpenter
Nora Zehetner
Annie Glenn
Eric Ladin
Chris Kraft
Patrick Fischler
Bob Gilruth
Aaron Staton
Wally Schirra
Last Season
Season 1
2020 | 8 Episodes
The first season starts at the height of the Cold War. To combat a national sentiment of fear and decline, the U.S. government conceives of NASA’s Project Mercury, igniting a space race with the Soviets and making instant celebrities of a handful of the military’s adrenaline-fueled test pilots.
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Facts
StatusCanceled
Networks
TypeScripted
Original LanguageEnglish
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- nasa
- cold war
- astronaut
- historical
- space race
- historical drama
- 1960s