Season 1 • Episode 22
LatestWhile on a mission to deliver astronaut Tamara St. James for an extended stay aboard the Mir space station, shuttle Atlantis is severely damaged while trying to execute an emergency disengage maneuver when it becomes apparent that the senior Soviet officer aboard Mir has suffered a breakdown and has become dangerously irrational. It is decided to train a second team and ""quick prep"" a second shuttle to aid in the repair, and hopefully the safe return, of Atlantis.
The Cape is an American dramatic TV series, with elements of science fiction, action/adventure, and drama, that was produced for syndication during the 1996–1997 television season. The Cape told the story of select members of the NASA Astronaut Corps at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with a focus on their personal lives as they train for, and execute, Space Shuttle missions. The series stars Corbin Bernsen as USAF Colonel Henry J. "Bull" Eckert, an experienced astronaut who, early in the series, was the Director of Astronaut Training but later in the series was also tasked with the responsibility of Chief of the Astronaut Office. The series focused on authenticity and was filmed in and around Cape Canaveral, Florida. Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin served as technical consultant.
Practical Effects
Actual Cape Canaveral locations, real NASA hardware
Production
Buzz Aldrin's technical notes kept it grounded
Acting
Corbin Bernsen playing against L.A. Law type as gruff mentor
Creator
Kary Antholis
Corbin Bernsen
USAF Col. Henry 'Bull' Eckert
Adam Baldwin
Col. Jack Riles
Cameron Bancroft
Capt. Ezekiel 'Zeke' Beaumont
Bobbie Phillips
Navy Pilot Lt. Cmdr. Barbara DeSantos
Bobby Hosea
Marine Pilot Major Reggie Warren
Tyra Ferrell
Mission Specialist Tamara St. James
Katie Mitchell
NASA Chief PAO Andrea Miller
Chad Willett
Peter Engel, ASCAN
David Kelsey
D.B. Woods, ASCAN
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Creator Kary Antholis was a CBS exec who greenlit The Sopranos later—imagine this show with that budget.
Aired months after Apollo 13's blockbuster success, riding wave of shuttle nostalgia before Columbia disaster changed everything.
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