As the Space Race ensues, seven pilots set off on a path to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings forth momentous challenges.
| Editing | Lisa Fruchtman | Editor |
| Directing | Philip Kaufman | Director |
| Production | James D. Brubaker | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Stephen A. Rotter | Editor |
| Writing | Tom Wolfe | Novel |
| Editing | Tom Rolf | Editor |
| Writing | Philip Kaufman | Screenplay |
| Editing | Douglas Stewart | Editor |
| Camera | Caleb Deschanel | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Bill Conti | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Glenn Farr | Editor |
| Production | Robert Chartoff | Producer |
| Production | Irwin Winkler | Producer |
| Sound | David MacMillan | Production Sound Mixer |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Visual Effects | Ken Pepiot | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Ted Churchill | Steadicam Operator |
| Art | George R. Nelson | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Jim Poynter | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Harry Mathias | Steadicam Operator |
| Art | Geoffrey Kirkland | Production Design |
| Directing | Alice Tompkins | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bruce Geller | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Thomas Scott | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karen Bradley | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Randy Thom | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Andy Wiskes | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pat Grover | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Curry | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Todd Boekelheide | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | John Benson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Jay Boekelheide | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Tim Holland | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Childers | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Karen G. Wilson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Richard Hymns | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Mark Berger | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Pat Jackson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | W. Stewart Campbell | Art Direction |
| Art | Richard Lawrence | Art Direction |
| Art | Peter R. Romero | Art Direction |
