![]() Instead, it’s an in-depth look at the fear and uncertainty faced by the scientists and military pilots tasked with bringing America’s space program to a higher level than that of the Russians. ![]() ![]() The Real Right Stuff isn’t a story about the moon landing or even the events most immediately leading up to it. Sparked by American fears following the Russian launch of the Sputnik satellite into space, the government ramped up efforts to get their own men further and faster into space, and, eventually, to the moon. Much like the recent series that spawned it, The Real Right Stuff chronicles the determined work put in by NASA and the famed “Mercury 7,” America’s first astronauts. Most of what’s being covered by The Real Right Stuff won’t tell history buffs and anyone familiar with author Tom Wolfe’s bestseller, the juggernaut 1983 big screen adaptation, or the recent Disney+ series anything they don’t already know or suspect, but Jennings’ documentary collage offers new, unseen perspectives of well known events. This effort from television documentary veteran Tom Jennings is exciting, nostalgic, and uniquely critical of America’s cold war fueled space race. ![]() ![]() A supplemental documentary to Disney and National Geographic’s recent limited and fictionalized retelling of the same events, The Real Right Stuff is composed exclusively of archival materials. Covering already well documented and adapted ground in an entertaining and innovative way, The Real Right Stuff is a familiar history lesson told in captivating fashion. ![]()
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