The read
It runs a compact 55m.
Synopsis
In the 1950s and early '60s, a small band of high-altitude pioneers exposed themselves to the extreme forces of the space age long before NASA's acclaimed Mercury 7 would make headlines. Though largely forgotten today, balloonists were the first to venture into the frozen near-vacuum on the edge of our world, exploring the very limits of human physiology and human ingenuity in this lethal realm.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Key crew
- Amanda PollakDirector
- Amanda PollakWriter
Cast
- Michael MurphyNarrator
- Burkhard BilgerSelf
- Scott CarpenterSelf (archive footage)
- Francis FrenchSelf
- John GlennSelf (archive footage)
- Cooper GordonSelf
- Gus GrissomSelf (archive footage)
- Wally SchirraSelf (archive footage)
- Alan ShepardSelf (archive footage)
- John Paul StappSelf (archival footage)
- Dana KilanowskiSelf
- David SimonsSelf (archive footage)
Themes
nasa