From the Earth to the Moon is a TV mini-series starring Tom Hanks, Nick Searcy, and Lane Smith. Dramatized portrayal of the Apollo manned space program.
Release Date: April 1998
10. Can We Do This?
Air Date: 5 Apr. 1998Season 1, Episode 1
The United States launches an aggressive plan to beat the Soviets to the moon.
9. Le voyage dans la lune
Air Date: 10 May 1998Season 1, Episode 12
The last manned Apollo mission to the moon is juxtaposed with Georges Méliès’ filming of A Trip to the Moon (1902).
8. For Miles and Miles
Air Date: 3 May 1998Season 1, Episode 9
Ten years after becoming the first American in space Alan Shepard battles back from health problems to command the Apollo 14 mission.
7. Apollo One
Air Date: 5 Apr. 1998Season 1, Episode 2
NASA prepares for the Apollo 1 mission, then investigates the cause of the mission’s tragic cabin fire.
6. We Have Cleared the Tower
Air Date: 12 Apr. 1998Season 1, Episode 3
With a documentary film crew watching their every step NASA prepares for the Apollo 7 mission.
5. Galileo Was Right
Air Date: 3 May 1998Season 1, Episode 10
The Apollo 15 astronauts and backup crew go through extensive geology training in preparation for their mission.
4. Spider
Air Date: 19 Apr. 1998Season 1, Episode 5
The evolution of the lunar module at Grumman Aircraft Engineering.
3. That’s All There Is
Air Date: 26 Apr. 1998Season 1, Episode 7
On the Apollo 12 mission rookie astronaut Alan Bean becomes the fourth person to walk on the moon.
2. 1968
Air Date: 12 Apr. 1998Season 1, Episode 4
During the turbulent year of 1968 Susan Borman looks with dread on her husband’s impending mission to orbit the moon.
1. Mare Tranquilitatis
Air Date: 19 Apr. 1998Season 1, Episode 6
Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins prepare for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.