American Experience - Season 28 - Eps 5: 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.
About American Experience
Title: American Experience
First Air Date: 1988-10-04
Last Air Date: 2025-03-31
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7.4/10 (from 36 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 38
Total Episodes: 397
Network: PBS
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: GBH
Synopsis
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
