Movies: Chuck Yeager

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....

The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail....

Celebrities are interviewed about the social and working lives of Bugs, Daffy, Porky and the rest of the Looney Tunes....

Go higher, faster and farther with the Smithsonian as they explore the dreams of flight....

The "real men with the right stuff", Chuck Yeager and the Mercury astronauts, discuss the early days of the space program and its portrayal in the film "The Right Stuff"....

Air Force film of Chuck Yeager's October 14, 1947 X-1 flight that broke broke the sound barrier for the first round in human flight....