Describes the 1961 flight of Soviet astronaut Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, as well as the scientific background to that flight and space exploration since then.
Tells the life story of John Glenn, describing his childhood in Ohio, his experiences in the military, his path to becoming an astronaut and the first American to orbit Earth, his years as a senator, and his return to space in 1998.
A portrait of American astronaut Eileen Collins, which describes her girlhood heroes, her path to becoming an astronaut and the first woman to pilot a space shuttle mission, and her role in the 2005 "Discovery" mission, during which her crew made history by repairing their shuttle in space.
The astronaut who landed on the moon in November 1969 and also lived and worked in Skylab in 1973 tells about his past and present life, which is devoted to painting scenes from the American experience in space.
Surveys the triumphs and tragedies of the space program, from Projects Mercury and Gemini to the space shuttle, and describes the risks, accomplishments, training, and safety precautions connected with being an astronaut.
