Obsada:

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