Space Men
In the 1950s and early '60s, a small band of high-altitude pioneers exposed themselves to the extreme forces of the space age long before NASA's acclaimed Mercury 7 would make headlines. Though largely forgotten today, balloonists were the first to venture into the frozen near-vacuum on the edge of our world, exploring the very limits of human physiology and human ingenuity in this lethal realm.
- Year: 2016
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Documentary, History
- Studio: Insignia Films
- Keyword: nasa
- Director: Amanda Pollak
- Cast: Michael Murphy, Burkhard Bilger, Scott Carpenter, Francis French, John Glenn, Cooper Gordon