011 - X-15 Flight 91
We follow the X-15 on one more parabolic arc through space and learn more about the pilots who flew it and some of the amazing results of the program.
25 Aug 201613min
010 - X-15 Flight 90
High above the United States desert, the X-15 becomes America's second manned spacecraft and Joe Walker becomes the 7th American to fly in space.
11 Aug 201618min
009 - Project Mercury Wrap-up and To the Moon
We revisit Project Mercury while trying to put it into a larger context and examine President Kennedy's decision to send us to the Moon.
28 Jul 201633min
008 - Faith 7
Gordon Cooper becomes the first astronaut to spend a full day in space and brings a successful conclusion to Project Mercury.
14 Jul 201620min
007 - Sigma 7
Wally Schirra and Sigma 7 show us how it's done and pave the way for the one day mission.
30 Jun 201623min
006 - Aurora 7
Science moves to the forefront and Scott Carpenter moves several hundred miles past the landing zone on Aurora 7.
16 Jun 201624min
005 - Friendship 7
John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth and has a close call with a potential heat shield problem.
2 Jun 201634min
Supplemental 2 - Liberty Bell 7 Mission Audio
The complete air to ground transmissions of Mercury-Redstone 4: the flight of Liberty Bell 7.
19 Mai 201618min
