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Season 1

8 episodes · 9th October 2020

The first season starts at the height of the Cold War. To combat a national sentiment of fear and decline, the U.S. government conceives of NASA’s Project Mercury, igniting a space race with the Soviets and making instant celebrities of a handful of the military’s adrenaline-fueled test pilots.

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01 Sierra Hotel still Sierra Hotel Episode 19th October 2020 It’s 1959 and Russia is winning the space race. In order to compete, The United States forms NASA and chooses to recruit the nations best test pilots to form what will become the Mercury Astronauts. Among these test pilots are the golden boy John Glenn, the reckless Alan Shepard, and Gordo Cooper, whose broken marriage could cost him a place at the program. 02 Goodies still Goodies Episode 29th October 2020 The press descends upon the domestic lives of the astronauts. Shepard and Gordo wilt under the limelight while Glenn thrives. Glenn secures a deal with Life Magazine that grants exclusive access to all seven astronauts in return for life-altering compensation. By the time the astronauts arrive in Florida to begin work, even Shepard has come to understand the power they now hold. 03 Single Combat Warrior still Single Combat Warrior Episode 316th October 2020 After mysterious bouts of vertigo, Shepard turns to Dee O’Hara to help him. Meanwhile, Cocoa Beach has transformed from ghost town to perpetual party. Gordo finds himself tempted by another woman. Glenn seeks refuge from the bedlam at a local church gathering, where even he is confronted by temptation. The astronauts’ families arrive in Florida to watch the first test launch of the Atlas Rocket. 04 Advent still Advent Episode 423rd October 2020 After a rocket malfunctions during a test, the Mercury 7 head home for Christmas. Shepard’s holidays are fraught, as the arrival of his parents coincides with the adoption of Louise’s niece. Gordo’s former mistress forces her way back into his life, jeopardizing his relationship with Trudy. And Glenn attempts to win over a rising political star and presidential hopeful, JFK. 05 The Kona Kai Séance still The Kona Kai Séance Episode 530th October 2020 Trudy meets with Jerrie Cobb and is invited to join the first all-female-astronaut corps. The Mercury 7 are sent to San Diego for some glad-handing, but the trip sours when Shepard is caught by a reporter with another woman. Glenn helps Shepard get the story spiked, but his moralizing drives a wedge between him and the other astronauts that will directly affect who is chosen to go to space first. 06 Vostok still Vostok Episode 66th November 2020 JFK sends a science committee to Cape Canaveral to assess the validity of the space program. Glenn, burning from the results of the peer vote, drafts letters to politicians complaining that Shepard is morally unfit to be the first man in space. But matters of internal power plays and a skeptical president are soon dwarfed by news out of Russia that could be the nail in Project Mercury’s coffin. 07 Ziggurat still Ziggurat Episode 713th November 2020 On the Eve of the flight, Louise learns of Shepard’s affair in Tijuana. Trudy watches Gordo crack a joke about women astronauts on television. Glenn awaits the humiliating moment when the world will finally learn he won’t be first. Tensions reach a breaking point when Shepard and Glenn are forced together in a pressure cooker of weather delays, marital discord, and a circus of reporters. 08 Flight still Flight Episode 820th November 2020 After Shepard’s dramatic voyage to space, he feels underwhelmed and restless. Heeding Glenn’s advice, Shepard attempts to quell his ambition with gratitude for his wife and children. While Shepard’s marriage somehow remains intact, Gordo and Trudy’s may never recover. Meanwhile, when JFK publicly issues a challenge for NASA to send a man to the moon, Glenn’s drive to top Shepard is reignited.
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Cast & Crew

01 Jake McDorman profile Jake McDormanas Alan Shephard 02 Patrick J. Adams profile Patrick J. Adamsas John Glenn 03 Colin O'Donoghue profile Colin O'Donoghueas Gordon Cooper 04 Eloise Mumford profile Eloise Mumfordas Trudy Cooper 05 James Lafferty profile James Laffertyas Scott Carpenter 06 Nora Zehetner profile Nora Zehetneras Annie Glenn 07 Eric Ladin profile Eric Ladinas Chris Kraft 08 Patrick Fischler profile Patrick Fischleras Bob Gilruth 09 Aaron Staton profile Aaron Statonas Wally Schirra 10 Michael Trotter profile Michael Trotteras Gus Grissom 11 Micah Stock profile Micah Stockas Deke Slayton 12 Shannon Lucio profile Shannon Lucioas Louise Shepard 13 Philip Kaufman profile Philip KaufmanScreenplay 14 Mark Lafferty profile Mark LaffertyCreator
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