Space Men
2016
0h 55m
DocumentaryHistory
Overview
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.
Director
Amanda Pollak
Top Cast
Michael Murphy
Narrator
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Burkhard Bilger
Self
Scott Carpenter
Self (archive footage)
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Francis French
Self
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John Glenn
Self (archive footage)
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Cooper Gordon
Self
Gus Grissom
Self (archive footage)
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Wally Schirra
Self (archive footage)
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Alan Shepard
Self (archive footage)
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John Paul Stapp
Self (archival footage)
