From the Earth to the Moon 1
1998-04-05 | Action & Adventure,Drama | 12 episodes2 Seasons
Episode
Can We Do This? (1998)
NASA responds to John F. Kennedy's challenge of landing a man on the moon with a group of new astronauts for the Gemini Program, who work toward the eventual lunar voyage with a series of risky and groundbreaking earth-orbit missions.
Directed By
- Tom Hanks
Writer
- Steven Katz
Apollo 1 (1998)
The 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 what happened, and find a way to save the moon program.
Directed By
- David Frankel
Writer
- Graham Yost
We Have Cleared The Tower (1998)
A documentary film crew follows the final preparations for the first manned Apollo launch. Now behind schedule due to the Apollo 1 fire, astronauts and launch pad personnel bet their lives--and America's space future--on its success.
Directed By
- Lili Fini Zanuck
Writer
- Remi Aubuchon
1968 (1998)
NASA 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 end of one of the most cataclysmic years of the century.
Directed By
- David Frankel
Writer
- Al Reinert
Spider (1998)
Engineers 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 module” which will hopefully land the first humans on the moon.
Directed By
- Graham Yost
Writer
- Andy Wolk