At the height of the Cold War, newly formed NASA selects seven of the military’s best test pilots to become astronauts. Competing to be the first in space, these men achieve the extraordinary, inspiring the world to turn towards a new horizon of ambition and hope.
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Air Date: 2020-10-09
It’s 1959 and Russia is winning the space race. In order to compete, The United States forms NASA and chooses to recr...
Air Date: 2020-10-09
The press descends upon the domestic lives of the astronauts. Shepard and Gordo wilt under the limelight while Glenn ...
Air Date: 2020-10-16
After mysterious bouts of vertigo, Shepard turns to Dee O’Hara to help him. Meanwhile, Cocoa Beach has transformed fr...
Air Date: 2020-10-23
After a rocket malfunctions during a test, the Mercury 7 head home for Christmas. Shepard’s holidays are fraught, as ...
Air Date: 2020-10-30
Trudy meets with Jerrie Cobb and is invited to join the first all-female-astronaut corps. The Mercury 7 are sent to S...
Air Date: 2020-11-06
JFK sends a science committee to Cape Canaveral to assess the validity of the space program. Glenn, burning from the ...
Air Date: 2020-11-13
On the Eve of the flight, Louise learns of Shepard’s affair in Tijuana. Trudy watches Gordo crack a joke about women ...
Air Date: 2020-11-20
After Shepard’s dramatic voyage to space, he feels underwhelmed and restless. Heeding Glenn’s advice, Shepard attempt...