Season 1
The season opens at the apex of the Cold War, as the U.S. government launches NASA's Project Mercury to counter a national mood of fear and decline, igniting a space race with the Soviets and propelling a select group of the military's adrenaline-fueled test pilots into instant stardom.
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Set in 1959, with Russia leading the space race, the United States forms NASA and selects its top test pilots to forge what will become the Mercury Astronauts. Among this elite cadre are the golden boy John Glenn, the reckless Alan Shepard, and Gordo Cooper, whose broken marriage could cost him a place in the program.