Based on the book: The right stuff / Tom Wolfe. Originally produced as motion picture in 1983.Double sided disc must be flipped halfway through. Special features: gallery (cast profiles, astronauts, pioneers, behind the scenes, supplemental data, awards); theatrical trailer; recommendations. The story of the Air Force test flights by Chuck Yeager that would lead to Project Mercury, which pioneered America's launch into the space race-- and of the seven men chosen to launch the U.S. into space: Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra, Gordon Cooper, and Deke Slayton. Contents: Based on the book: The right stuff / Tom Wolfe. Originally produced as motion picture in 1983.Double sided disc must be flipped halfway through. Special features: gallery (cast profiles, astronauts, pioneers, behind the scenes, supplemental data, awards); theatrical trailer; recommendations. The story of the Air Force test flights by Chuck Yeager that would lead to Project Mercury, which pioneered America's launch into the space race-- and of the seven men chosen to launch the U.S. into space: Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra, Gordon Cooper, and Deke Slayton. Contents: Side A. Feature film (pt. 1); special features --side B. feature film (pt. 2); special features.