The Right Stuff

Millions of words have poured forth about man's trip to the moon, but until now few people have had a sense of the most engrossing side of the adventure; namely, what went on in the minds of the astronauts themselves - in space, on the moon, and even during certain odysseys on earth. It is this, the inner life of the astronauts, that Tom Wolfe describes with his almost uncanny empathetic powers, that made The Right Stuff a classic.

As you read and watch, ask yourself the following questions:

What’s the scariest thing you’ve done in the Air Force?

Where do you find courage when you’re afraid?

What does it look like for you to have “the right stuff”?

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