From the Earth to the Moon

▶S1 E1 Can We Do This?Apr 5, 1998 · 60 minNASA responds to John F. Kennedy's challenge of landing a man on the moon with a group of new astronauts for the Gemini Program,…Episode details → ▶S1 E2 Apollo 1Apr 5, 1998 · 61 minThe tragic death of Apollo's first three astronauts during a pre-launch test haunts the spacecraft's designers, as they struggle to come to terms with…Episode details → ▶S1 E3 We Have Cleared the TowerApr 12, 1998 · 60 minA documentary film crew follows the final preparations for the first manned Apollo launch. Now behind schedule due to the Apollo 1 fire, astronauts…Episode details → ▶S1 E4 1968Apr 12, 1998 · 55 minNASA takes its boldest and most controversial step—an attempt to fly men around the moon and back for the first time in history—at the…Episode details → ▶S1 E5 SpiderApr 19, 1998 · 57 minEngineers at Grumman Aviation work with NASA and the Apollo 9 astronauts to design, build, and finally test-fly the world's first true spaceship—a “lunar…Episode details → ▶S1 E6 Mare TranquilitatisApr 19, 1998 · 57 minThe glare of the public eye, conflicts among the crew, disastrous simulations, and a series of harrowing last-minute crises threaten the Apollo 11 astronauts'…Episode details → ▶S1 E7 That's All There IsApr 26, 1998 · 50 minFrom the perspective of Astronaut Alan Bean, see how he made an unexpected journey to the moon and his friendship with his Apollo 12…Episode details → ▶S1 E8 We Interrupt This ProgramApr 26, 1998 · 49 minAs the life-threatening consequences of the Apollo 13 accident escalate in real time, so do the tensions among the NASA press corps covering it.…Episode details → ▶S1 E9 For Miles and MilesMay 3, 1998 · 50 minAmerica's first man in space, Alan Shepard, is grounded with an inner ear disorder. A thankless new desk job starts to look permanent, until…Episode details → ▶S1 E10 Galileo Was RightMay 3, 1998 · 56 minGeology guru Lee Silver helps Dave Scott and his Apollo 15 crew unravel the moon's mysterious origins by teaching them to become his lunar…Episode details → ▶S1 E11 The Original Wives' ClubMay 10, 1998 · 58 minA group of young military wives struggle with their new “jobs” handling both the national spotlight and a demanding home front. Meanwhile, their astronaut…Episode details → ▶S1 E12 Le Voyage dans la LuneMay 10, 1998 · 60 minThe bittersweet end of the Apollo program—and the final manned journey to another planet—is juxtaposed with a light-hearted recreation of the first cinematic imagining…Episode details →