Right Stuff

'The Right Stuff' at 40: Director Philip Kaufman on chasing demons in the sky to make a true American classic (exclusive)

Wooden satellites? Japan proves magnolia has right stuff for space

Easy test can see if breeding bulls have the right stuff

Out of 12,000 Applicants, NASA Finds 10 New Astronaut Trainees With The Right Stuff

It's difficult to tell what a planet is made of without drilling in, but finding habitable exoplanets that have the "right stuff" for life may be easier if we look at chemical abundances in the star to confirm there's iron or carbon present in the system.

60 years ago today, Liberty Bell 7 prematurely blew its hatch after splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean. For decades, a myth persisted (largely due to Tom Wolff's "The Right Stuff") that astronaut Gus Grissom panicked and blew the hatch early. Now, new evidence shows static electricity is to blame.