The Right Stuff: Season 1
The first season starts at the height of the Cold War. To combat a national sentiment of fear and decline, the United States government conceives of NASA's Project Mercury, igniting a space race with the Soviets. As part of this initiative, the newly formed NASA selects seven of the military's best test pilots to become astronauts. These adrenaline-fueled test pilots become instant celebrities as they compete to be t
Season 1 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The story begins at the height of the Cold War.
- A national sentiment of fear and decline grips the country.
- The U.S. government conceives of NASA's Project Mercury to combat this sentiment and ignite a space race with the Soviets.
- NASA selects seven of the military's best test pilots to become astronauts and compete to be the first in space.
Season overview
The first season starts at the height of the Cold War. To combat a national sentiment of fear and decline, the United States government conceives of NASA's Project Mercury, igniting a space race with the Soviets. As part of this initiative, the newly formed NASA selects seven of the military's best test pilots to become astronauts. These adrenaline-fueled test pilots become instant celebrities as they compete to be the first in space. Together, these men achieve the extraordinary, inspiring the world to turn towards a new horizon of ambition and hope.
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Sierra Hotel
Oct 9, 2020 · 46 min
It’s 1959 and Russia is winning the space race. In order to compete, The United States forms NASA and chooses to recruit the nations best test pilots to form what will become the M
Goodies
Oct 9, 2020 · 46 min
The press descends upon the domestic lives of the astronauts. Shepard and Gordo wilt under the limelight while Glenn thrives. Glenn secures a deal with Life Magazine that grants ex
Single Combat Warrior
Oct 16, 2020 · 54 min
After mysterious bouts of vertigo, Shepard turns to Dee O’Hara to help him. Meanwhile, Cocoa Beach has transformed from ghost town to perpetual party. Gordo finds himself tempted b
Advent
Oct 23, 2020 · 51 min
After a rocket malfunctions during a test, the Mercury 7 head home for Christmas. Shepard’s holidays are fraught, as the arrival of his parents coincides with the adoption of Louis
The Kona Kai Séance
Oct 30, 2020 · 47 min
Trudy meets with Jerrie Cobb and is invited to join the first all-female-astronaut corps. The Mercury 7 are sent to San Diego for some glad-handing, but the trip sours when Shepard
Vostok
Nov 6, 2020 · 47 min
JFK sends a science committee to Cape Canaveral to assess the validity of the space program. Glenn, burning from the results of the peer vote, drafts letters to politicians complai
Ziggurat
Nov 13, 2020 · 47 min
On the Eve of the flight, Louise learns of Shepard’s affair in Tijuana. Trudy watches Gordo crack a joke about women astronauts on television. Glenn awaits the humiliating moment w
Flight
Nov 20, 2020 · 48 min
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 childre