Space Men

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2016 · 55 min · PG · Documentary · History

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.

Directed by Amanda Pollak

Cast

• Michael Murphy — Narrator
• Burkhard Bilger — Self
• Scott Carpenter — Self (archive footage)
• Francis French — Self
• John Glenn — Self (archive footage)