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