THE RIGHT STUFF Season 1 Episode 5 Photos The Kona Kai Seance

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Glynn Lunney (standing) played by Jackson Pace with the Mercury Seven during a peer vote which will determine the flight order of the first three astronauts in National Geographic's THE RIGHT STUFF streaming on Disney+. (National Geographic/Gene Page)

THE RIGHT STUFF Season 1 Episode 5 Photos The Kona Kai Seance – The incredible story of the early days of the U.S. space program, based on the iconic bestseller by Tom Wolfe. At the height of the Cold War, newly-formed NASA selects seven of the military’s best test pilots to become astronauts. Competing to be the first in space, these men achieve the extraordinary, inspiring the world to turn towards a new horizon of ambition and hope.

At the height of the Cold War in 1959, the Soviet Union dominates the space race and America fears it is a nation in decline. Newly-formed NASA has the monumental task of sending a man into space and its engineers estimate they need decades to accomplish the feat. They are given two years.

Project Mercury would recruit and train astronauts from a handful of the military’s best pilots. Within days of being presented to the world, the Mercury Seven become instant celebrities, forged into heroes before they achieve a single heroic act.

Two men at the center of the story jockey to become the first man in space: Major John Glenn, a Marine and committed family man, and Lieutenant Commander Alan Shepard, one of the best pilots in Navy history.

The rest of the Mercury Seven includes Lieutenant Gordo Cooper, the youngest of the seven selected to everyone’s surprise; Wally Schirra, a competitive pilot with a gift for pulling pranks; Scott Carpenter, dubbed “The Poet” by the other astronauts; Deke Slayton, a taciturn but incredibly intelligent pilot and engineer; and Gus Grissom, a decorated military veteran who eventually becomes the second man in space.

The series also examines the astronauts’ families, including Annie Glenn, who contends with a speech impairment in the public eye; Louise Shepard, who anchors her family while refusing to let Alan’s transgressions affect her home; and Trudy Cooper, an accomplished pilot who puts her own ambitions aside to present the image of a happy family.

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THE RIGHT STUFF Season 1 Episode 5 Photos The Kona Kai Seance

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Disney+. (National Geographic/Gene Page)” width=”1200″ height=”800″> Trudy Cooper played by Eloise Mumford in National Geographic’s THE RIGHT STUFF streaming on Disney+. (National Geographic/Gene Page)
Glynn Lunney (standing) played by Jackson Pace with the Mercury Seven during a peer vote which will determine the flight order of the first three astronauts in National Geographic's THE RIGHT STUFF streaming on Disney+. (National Geographic/Gene Page)
Glynn Lunney (standing) played by Jackson Pace with the Mercury Seven during a peer vote which will determine the flight order of the first three astronauts in National Geographic’s THE RIGHT STUFF streaming on Disney+. (National Geographic/Gene Page)
Glynn Lunney (back left) played by Jackson Pace and Chris Kraft (back right) played by Eric Ladin stand by as Bob Gilruth played by Patrick Fischler instructs the Mercury Seven to cast their peer vote which will determine the flight order of the first three astronauts in National Geographic's THE RIGHT STUFF streaming on Disney+. (National Geographic/Gene Page)
Glynn Lunney (back left) played by Jackson Pace and Chris Kraft (back right) played by Eric Ladin stand by as Bob Gilruth played by Patrick Fischler instructs the Mercury Seven to cast their peer vote which will determine the flight order of the first three astronauts in National Geographic’s THE RIGHT STUFF streaming on Disney+. (National Geographic/Gene Page)
L to R: Bob Gilruth played by Patrick Fischler, Chris Kraft played by Eric Ladin and Glynn Lunney played by Jackson Pace in National Geographic's THE RIGHT STUFF streaming on Disney+. (National Geographic/Gene Page)
L to R: Bob Gilruth played by Patrick Fischler, Chris Kraft played by Eric Ladin and Glynn Lunney played by Jackson Pace in National Geographic’s THE RIGHT STUFF streaming on Disney+. (National Geographic/Gene Page)
John Glenn (L) played by Patrick J. Adams and Alan Shepard played by Jake McDorman exchange heated words in National Geographic's THE RIGHT STUFF streaming on Disney+. (National Geographic/Gene Page)
John Glenn (L) played by Patrick J. Adams and Alan Shepard played by Jake McDorman exchange heated words in National Geographic’s THE RIGHT STUFF streaming on Disney+. (National Geographic/Gene Page)
Wally Schirra played by Aaron Staton (center) at a reception in San Diego, CA in National Geographic's THE RIGHT STUFF streaming on Disney+. (National Geographic/Gene Page)
Wally Schirra played by Aaron Staton (center) at a reception in San Diego, CA in National Geographic’s THE RIGHT STUFF streaming on Disney+. (National Geographic/Gene Page)
L to R: LIFE Magazine reporter Loudon Wainwright played by Josh Cooke reads the newspaper while John Glenn played by Patrick J. Adams examines it for a scandal involving a Mercury astronaut in National Geographic's THE RIGHT STUFF streaming on Disney+. (National Geographic/Gene Page)
L to R: LIFE Magazine reporter Loudon Wainwright played by Josh Cooke reads the newspaper while John Glenn played by Patrick J. Adams examines it for a scandal involving a Mercury astronaut in National Geographic’s THE RIGHT STUFF streaming on Disney+. (National Geographic/Gene Page)
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