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  1. The U.S. space program's development from the breaking of the sound barrier to selection of the Mercury 7 astronauts, from a group of test pilots with a more seat-of-the-pants approach than the program's more cautious engineers preferred.

  2. Mar 23, 2024 · From Gravity to Interstellar, these are the best movies about astronauts of all time.

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  3. Interstellar. 2014 2h 49m PG-13. 8.7 (2.1M) Rate. 74 Metascore. When Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans. Director Christopher Nolan Stars Matthew McConaughey Anne Hathaway Jessica Chastain. 4.

  4. Nov 7, 2014 · With Ellen Burstyn, Matthew McConaughey, Mackenzie Foy, John Lithgow. When Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.

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    • Europa Report (2013) Wikipedia. Runtime: 1 Hour, 37 Minutes. Set in the “near future”, Europa Report follows the first crewed deep space mission, headed for Europa, a moon of Jupiter.
    • Solaris (1972) Wikipedia. Runtime: 2 Hours, 47 Minutes. Based on Stanisław Lem’s 1961 novel of the same title, this Soviet film details the physical, emotional, and psychological journey of psychologist Kris Kelvin who travels to a remote station around another planet to figure out the cause of a crew-wide mental breakdown.
    • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Wikipedia. Runtime: 2 Hours, 19 Minutes. This epic science fiction movie also still deserves to be on this list despite its age.
    • The Martian (2015) Wikipedia. Runtime: 2 Hours, 22 Minutes. In one of the most popular astronaut movies of the decade, Mark Watney is left behind on Mars during a dust storm, leaving him to survive by himself until a rescue mission can arrive.
  5. Jun 1, 2024 · 1. Apollo 13. Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon. 309 votes. Released: 1995. Directed by: Ron Howard. Apollo 13, a gripping space docudrama, chronicles the real-life, perilous lunar mission of 1970. The film features astronaut Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), command module pilot Ken Mattingly (Gary Sinise), and flight director Gene Kranz (Ed Harris).

  6. The film depicts an astronaut's struggle to survive on Mars after being left behind and NASA's efforts to return him to Earth. The Martian was produced through 20th Century Fox in the United Kingdom and the United States.