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Season 1

Season 1

2015
10 Episodes

Episodes

Launch
1

1. Launch

Jun 18, 2015
42 min
5.7

After NASA selects seven men to be the first Americans in space, their wives soon end up becoming American royalty.

Protocol
2

2. Protocol

Jun 25, 2015
42 min
5.0

Louise and Alan enjoy the mission's success. Betty gets ready for Gus' launch. Annie finds it hard to deal with her stutter.

Retroattitude
3

3. Retroattitude

Jul 2, 2015
42 min
4.8

Scott gets ready for his launch and Rene gets the chance to tell her story in a magazine interview.

Liftoff
4

4. Liftoff

Jul 9, 2015
42 min
5.8

Deke and Marge take on new roles whilst things begin to thaw between Gordo and Trudy.

Flashpoint
5

5. Flashpoint

Jul 16, 2015
42 min
5.5

Trudy finds out that attempts are being made to quash a burgeoning astronaut training program organized for women.

In the Blind
6

6. In the Blind

Jul 23, 2015
42 min
4.7

John Glenn stands for the Ohio senate. A personal matter leaves Alan Shepherd's career in doubt.

Rendezvous
7

7. Rendezvous

Jul 30, 2015
42 min
5.2

With the launch of the Gemini missions and the Apollo program, pressure on the wives grows.

Abort
8

8. Abort

Aug 6, 2015
42 min
3.5

Betty is forced to face a grim reality -- and plan for the future -- as she embarks on a battle for justice.

The Dark Side
9

9. The Dark Side

Aug 13, 2015
42 min
4.0

Jo redefines her role and priorities as Wally's career at NASA comes to an end; Louise worries about Alan as he considers a risky surgery that will determine his future; Susan is faced with uncertainty.

Landing
10

10. Landing

Aug 20, 2015
42 min
1.0

It’s 1969, and Apollo 11’s historic moon landing is cause for worldwide celebration and a high point for the Astro-families. The wives are interviewed for a TV documentary on the space program, Gordo is passed over for the next mission, and Trudy faces some big decisions about her personal and professional future. Betty finds a powerful way to honor Gus’s legacy and advocate for change. In April 1970, the nation watches the fraught voyage of Apollo 13.