Movie Description
Space Men
(2016)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Amanda Pollak
- Producer : Molly Jacobs,Stephen Ives,Amanda Pollak
- Writer : Amanda Pollak
- Editor : Glenn Fukushima,Don Kleszy
- Cast : Michael Murphy,Burkhard Bilger,Scott Carpenter,Francis French,John Glenn,Cooper Gordon,Gus Grissom,Wally Schirra,Alan Shepard,John Paul Stapp,Dana Kilanowski,David Simons
Cast
Narrator
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archival footage)
Self
Self (archive footage)
Posters
Facts
Original TitleSpace Men
Status Released
Release Information
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2016-02-09
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 55m
Homepagehttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/spacemen/
Production CompaniesInsignia Films
Genres
- Documentary
- History
