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7.0 1 Seasons • 8 Episodes

The Right Stuff - Season 1

"The race to be first in space."

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.

Top Cast

  • Jake McDorman

    Jake McDorman

    Alan Shephard

  • Patrick J. Adams

    Patrick J. Adams

    John Glenn

  • Colin O'Donoghue

    Colin O'Donoghue

    Gordon Cooper

  • Eloise Mumford

    Eloise Mumford

    Trudy Cooper

  • James Lafferty

    James Lafferty

    Scott Carpenter

  • Nora Zehetner

    Nora Zehetner

    Annie Glenn

  • Eric Ladin

    Eric Ladin

    Chris Kraft

  • Patrick Fischler

    Patrick Fischler

    Bob Gilruth

  • Aaron Staton

    Aaron Staton

    Wally Schirra

Overview

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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