Sam Shepard
Chuck Yeager
Writing
Scott Glenn
Alan Shepard
Acting
Ed Harris
John Glenn
Acting
Dennis Quaid
Gordon Cooper
Acting
Fred Ward
Gus Grissom
Acting
Barbara Hershey
Glennis Yeager
Acting
Kim Stanley
Pancho Barnes
Acting
Veronica Cartwright
Betty Grissom
Acting
Pamela Reed
Trudy Cooper
Acting
Scott Paulin
Deke Slayton
Acting
Charles Frank
Scott Carpenter
Acting
Lance Henriksen
Wally Schirra
Acting
Donald Moffat
Lyndon B. Johnson
Acting
Levon Helm
Jack Ridley / Narrator
Acting
Mary Jo Deschanel
Annie Glenn
Acting
Scott Wilson
Scott Crossfield
Acting
Kathy Baker
Louise Shepard
Acting
Mickey Crocker
Marge Slayton
Acting
Susan Kase
Rene Carpenter
Acting
Mittie Smith
Jo Schirra
Acting
Royal Dano
Minister
Acting
David Clennon
Liaison Man
Acting
Jim Haynie
Air Force Major
Acting
Jeff Goldblum
NASA Recruiter
Acting
Harry Shearer
NASA Recruiter
Acting
Scott Beach
Chief Scientist
Acting
Jane Dornacker
Nurse Murch
Acting
Anthony Munoz
Gonzales
Acting
John P. Ryan
Head of Program
Acting
Darryl Henriques
Life Reporter
Acting
Eric Sevareid
Himself
Acting
William Russ
Slick Goodlin
Acting
Drew Letchworth
The Permanent Press Corps
Acting
Christopher P. Beale
The Permanent Press Corps
Acting
Richard Dupell
The Permanent Press Corps
Acting
William Hall
The Permanent Press Corps
Acting
John X. Heart
The Permanent Press Corps
Acting
Ed Holmes
The Permanent Press Corps
Acting
Jack Bruno Tate
The Permanent Press Corps
Acting
Edward Anhalt
Grand Designer
Writing
Mary Apick
Woman Reporter
Acting
Robert Beer
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Acting
Erik Bergmann
Eddie Hodges
Acting
James Brady
Aide to Lyndon B. Johnson
Acting
Katherine Conklin
Woman TV Reporter
Acting
Maureen Coyne
Waitress
Acting
Tom Dahlgren
Bell Aircraft Executive
Acting
John Lion
Bell Aircraft Executive
Acting
Peggy Davis
Sally Rand
Acting
John Dehner
Henry Luce
Acting
Robert Elross
Review Board President
Acting
Drew Eshelman
Assistant Scientist
Acting
Robert J. Geary
Game Show M.C.
Acting
Royce Grones
1st X-1 Pilot
Acting
David Gulpilil
Aborigine
Acting
Anthony Wallis
Australian Driver
Acting
Kaaren Lee
Young Widow
Acting
Sandy Kronemeyer
Cocoa Beach Girl
Acting
Frankie Di
Cocoa Beach Girl
Acting
Michael Pritchard
Texan
Acting
Ed Corbett
Texan
Acting
O-Lan Jones
Girl at Pancho's
Acting
Mark Todd
Astronaut Trainee
Acting
Allen Gebhardt
Astronaut Trainee
Acting
Chuck Yeager
Fred
Acting
Mimi Sarkisian
New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)
Acting