The Real Right Stuff

Story Line

The story of America's first astronauts, known as the Mercury 7, told through archival news & radio reports, newly transferred & previously unheard NASA mission audio recordings, and more rare & unseen material.

“The true story of the first Americans in space.”

Top Cast

Tom Wolfe

Self (archive footage)

John Glenn

Self (archive footage)

Frank McGee

Self (archive footage)

Ralph Renick

Self (archive footage)

Virgil Gus Grissom

Self (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite

Self (archive footage)