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Space

TV·1985–1985·1 season, 5 episodes·CBS·Drama·13h

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A 13-hour miniseries detailing James A. Michner's fictional account of the American space program from the years after World War II to the Apollo landings on the moon in the early 1970s.

Castfull cast & details

James GarnerJames GarnerNorman GrantSusan AnspachSusan AnspachElinor GrantBlair BrownBlair BrownPenny Hardesty PopeBruce DernBruce DernStanley MottBeau BridgesBeau BridgesRandy ClaggettDavid DukesDavid DukesLeopold StrabismusHarry HamlinHarry HamlinJohn PopeBarbara SukowaBarbara SukowaLiesl Kolff

Episodes by season

Season015Episodes1985Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Part 1April 14, 1985—As World War II ends, German rocket expert Dieter Kolff (Michael York) forms an alliance with American engineer Stanley Mott (Bruce Dern). M
  2. S01E02Part 2April 15, 1985—Pope's girlfriend Penny Hardesty (Blair Brown) volunteers to help Grant win a senatorial seat, while Mott and Kolff's rocket experimentation
  3. S01E03Part 3April 16, 1985—During flight training, Pope develops a close relationship with Marine officer Randy Claggett (Beau Bridges). The neglected Elinor Grant (Su
  4. S01E04Part 4April 17, 1985—Pope and Claggett begin training for America's manned-flight program, as ambitious young journalist Cindy Rhee (Maggie Han) researches a beh
  5. S01E05Part 5April 18, 1985—With America's first astronauts becoming media celebrities, Claggett tries to repair John and Penny's broken marriage as he and Pope prepare

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