Bibliograph

Space men, an Insignia Films production for American Experience ; producers, Amanda Pollak, Steven Ives ; written and directed by Amada Pollak

Type

Label

Space men, an Insignia Films production for American Experience ; producers, Amanda Pollak, Steven Ives ; written and directed by Amada Pollak

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: TVPG

Main title

Space men

Medium

videorecording DVD

Responsibility statement

an Insignia Films production for American Experience ; producers, Amanda Pollak, Steven Ives ; written and directed by Amada Pollak

Runtime

Summary

On an August morning in 1960, Air Force Captain Joseph Kittinger stepped out of a helium balloon twenty miles above Earth, hurtling down at over 400 miles per hour. The little-known story of the men whose scientific experiments laid critical groundwork for NASA's manned space program, a decade before President Kennedy committed the nation to sending a man to the moon

Table Of Contents

The fastest man -- Explorers -- Project Manhigh -- Manhigh II -- The right stuff

Technique

live action

Classification