The Right Stuff
U.S. fighter pilots are recruited to test experimental aircraft and rockets to become first Mercury astronauts. TV adaptation of Tom Wolfe's book, 'The Right Stuff'.
- Metascore61
- 2020-2020
- 1 season
- National Geographic Channel
- Drama, Documentary
- TV-14
U.S. fighter pilots are recruited to test experimental aircraft and rockets to become first Mercury astronauts. TV adaptation of Tom Wolfe's book, 'The Right Stuff'.
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2020
Episode 1
Sierra Hotel
Fri, Oct 9, 2020
Chris Kraft and his team were assigned to select the first seven astronauts for the United States Mercury program out of over 100 highly capable applicants.
Episode 2
Goodies
Fri, Oct 9, 2020
The Mercury 7 become aware of their instant fame and the pitfalls that come with it.
Episode 3
Single Combat Warrior
Fri, Oct 16, 2020
After mysterious bouts of vertigo, Shepard turns to Dee O'Hara to help him. Meanwhile, Cocoa Beach has transformed from a ghost town to a perpetual party. Gordo finds himself tempted by another woman.
Episode 4
Advent
Fri, Oct 23, 2020
As 1960 approaches, a humiliating rocket launch throws the future of NASA into question.
Episode 5
The Kona Kai Séance
Fri, Oct 30, 2020
An indiscretion leads to a greater conflict that could determine who will be chosen first.
Episode 6
Vostok
Fri, Nov 6, 2020
With JFK now in office, NASA finds itself under scrutiny, and Shepard's flight is delayed.
Episode 7
Ziggurat
Fri, Nov 13, 2020
Weather endangers Shepard's flight, as tensions between him and Glenn hit a breaking point.
Episode 8
Flight
Fri, Nov 20, 2020
After Shepard's dramatic voyage to space, he feels underwhelmed and restless. Heeding Glenn's advice, Shepard attempts to quell his ambition with gratitude for his wife and children. While Shepard's marriage somehow remains intact, Gordo and Trudy's may never recover. Meanwhile, when JFK publicly issues a challenge for NASA to send a man to the moon, Glenn's drive to top Shepard is reignited.
