John Glenn: American Hero (1998)
• October 27th, 1998 • 1h 27min
Documentary
Overview
John Glenn goes on another journey into outer space for tests on how old age is affected there. His whole life is chronicled in this informative documentary, from his first mission above to his experience as a senator and finally, his blast into space at age 77.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Blue Planet
Released on: 1990-01-01
Documentary
From the unique vantage point of 200 miles above Earth's surface, we see how natural forces - volcan...
Destiny in Space
Released on: 1994-01-17
Documentary
Travel alongside the astronauts as they deploy and repair the Hubble Space Telescope, soar above Ven...
Mission to Mir
Released on: 1997-10-17
Documentary
This film shows how far we have come since the cold-war days of the 50s and 60s. Back then the Russi...
Ultimate Mars Challenge
Released on: 2012-11-14
Documentary
With access to the scientists and engineers responsible for the Curiosity rover's on-the-ground expe...
Searching for Skylab, America's Forgotten Triumph
Released on: 2019-02-08
Documentary, History, Family
The first American space station Skylab is found in pieces scattered in Western Australia. Putting t...
Lunar
Released on: 2017-05-11
Documentary
In the year 1957 the cold war expands to space. The Soviet-Union sends Sputnik as the first manmade ...
Cosmic Voyage
Released on: 1996-08-09
Documentary
The Academy Award® nominee Cosmic Voyage combines live action with state-of-the-art computer-generat...
In the Shadow of the Moon
Released on: 2007-01-19
Documentary, History
Archival material from the original NASA film footage – much of it seen for the first time – plus in...
The Last Man on the Moon
Released on: 2016-02-26
Documentary, History
The 1960s was an extraordinary time for the United States. Unburdened by post-war reparations, Ameri...
New Horizons
Released on: 2015-06-30
Animation, Documentary
A brief visualisation of NASA’s historic spacecrafts Mariner, Pioneer, Voyager, and Dawn, exploring ...
Apollo 17: The Untold Story of the Last Men on the Moon
Released on: 2011-05-01
Documentary
The remarkable story of the determination and courage of a generation. A tribute to three brave astr...
The Voyagers
Released on: 2010-09-25
Documentary
In the summer of 1977, NASA sent Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 on an epic journey into interstellar space....
The Wonderful: Stories from the Space Station
Released on: 2021-09-10
Documentary
In unusual circumstances, scientists from different countries work together to achieve a common scie...
One Small Step: The Story of the Space Chimps
Released on: 2003-05-02
Documentary, History
One Small Step: The Story of the Space Chimps is the dramatic and moving real-life tale of the Unite...
Miniverse
Released on: 2017-04-17
Documentary
What if you could get behind the wheel and race through space? We scale down the Solar System to the...
Space: The Longest Goodbye
Released on: 2024-03-08
Documentary
Social isolation affects millions of people, even Mars-bound astronauts. A savvy NASA psychologist i...
When We Left Earth
Released on: 2008-06-08
History, Documentary
Commemorating the space agency's 50th anniversary, follow John Glenn's Mercury mission to orbit the ...
The 21st Century Race For Space
Released on: 2017-09-05
Documentary
A new age of space exploration, and exploitation, is dawning. But surprisingly, some of the boldest ...
Mars: One Day on the Red Planet
Released on: 2020-01-05
Documentary
An epic journey around Mars — built from real satellite and rover data — revealing the red planet as...
Moon Landing Live
Released on: 2019-07-20
Documentary
July 1969. America made history and sent the first humans to the moon. High-quality NASA footage and...