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 and Wally Schirra.
Released: 1983-10-20
Runtime: 193 minutes
Genre: Drama, History
Stars: Fred Ward, Dennis Quaid, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Sam Shepard
Director: Lisa Fruchtman, George R. Nelson, Philip Kaufman, Philip Kaufman, Tom Rolf