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The Right Stuff Episode 105

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.

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  • Trudy Cooper played by Eloise Mumford in National Geographic's THE RIGHT STUFF streaming on Disney+. (National Geographic/Gene Page)

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    Trudy Cooper played by Eloise Mumford in National Geographic's THE RIGHT STUFF streaming on Disney+. (National Geographic/Gene Page)

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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)

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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)

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  • 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)

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    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)

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  • 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)

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    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)

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  • 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)

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    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)

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  • 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)

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    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)

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  • 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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    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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