The Right Stuff is a historical documentary.
The Right Stuff is a 1983 American epic historical drama film that was adapted from Tom Wolfe 's best-selling 1979 book of the same name about the Navy , Marine and Air Force test pilots who were involved in aeronautical research at Edwards Air Force Base , California , as well as the seven military pilots who were selected to be the astronauts for Project Mercury , the first manned spaceflight by the United States .	The Right Stuff	The Right Stuff (book)	Tom Wolfe	Tom Wolfe	epic	Epic film	historical drama film	historical period drama	1979 book of the same name	The Right Stuff (book)	aeronautical research	aeronautics	Edwards Air Force Base	Edwards Air Force Base	California	California	Project Mercury	Project Mercury	manned spaceflight	manned spaceflight
