Season 1 • Episode 5
LatestWith America's first astronauts becoming media celebrities, Claggett tries to repair John and Penny's broken marriage as he and Pope prepare for a dangerous voyage to the dark side of the moon.
A 13-hour miniseries detailing James A. Michner's fictional account of the American space program from the years after World War II to the Apollo landings on the moon in the early 1970s.
Acting
James Garner's senator ages 30 years convincingly.
Production
Pre-CGI rocket launches built like practical monuments.
Writing
Michener's sprawling novel condensed with soap opera ambition.
James Garner
Norman Grant
Susan Anspach
Elinor Grant
Blair Brown
Penny Hardesty Pope
Bruce Dern
Stanley Mott
Beau Bridges
Randy Claggett
David Dukes
Leopold Strabismus
Harry Hamlin
John Pope
Barbara Sukowa
Liesl Kolff
Michael York
Dieter Kolff
Melinda Dillon
Rachel Mott
Martin Balsam
Senator Glancey
James Sutorius
Tim Finnerty
Ralph Bellamy
Paul Stidham
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Beau Bridges spent weeks at NASA's astronaut training facility to prepare, then died spectacularly in episode 4.
Aired just months after Reagan's 'Star Wars' speech, making its optimistic government-can-do messaging feel either nostalgic or delusional depending on your politics.
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