The Right Stuff – Episode 106 – “VOSTOK” Disney+ Preview
Today, the sixth episode of the National Geographic show “The Right Stuff” arrived on Disney+ and some new images from the episode have been released.
“The Right Stuff” tells 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.
Here is the official description for the episode:
The Right Stuff Episode 106 – “VOSTOK”
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 complaining that Shepard is morally unfit to be the first man in space. But matters of internal power plays and a skeptical president are soon dwarfed by news out of Russia that could be the nail in Project Mercury’s coffin.
Here are some images from this episode: