The Astronaut Wives Club

2015 - 2015

Launch

Episode 1

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

Protocol

Episode 2

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

Retroattitude

Episode 3

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

Liftoff

Episode 4

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

Flashpoint

Episode 5

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

In the Blind

Episode 6

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

Rendezvous

Episode 7

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

Abort

6th August 2015

Episode 8

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

The Dark Side

13th August 2015

Episode 9

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

20th August 2015

Episode 10

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.

Top Cast

JoAnna Garcia Swisher•Yvonne Strahovski•Dominique McElligott

As America’s astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, Life Magazine documented the astronauts’ families, capturing the behind-the-scenes lives of their young wives. Overnight, these women were transformed from military spouses into American royalty. As their celebrity rose and tragedy began to touch their lives, they rallied together.

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JoAnna Garcia Swisher Image

JoAnna Garcia Swisher

Betty Grissom

Yvonne Strahovski Image

Yvonne Strahovski

Rene Carpenter

Dominique McElligott Image

Dominique McElligott

Louise Shepard

Odette Annable Image

Odette Annable

Trudy Cooper

Erin Cummings Image

Erin Cummings

Marge Slayton

Azure Parsons Image

Azure Parsons

Annie Glenn

Zoe Boyle Image

Zoe Boyle

Jo Schirra

Desmond Harrington Image

Desmond Harrington

Alan Shepard

Bret Harrison Image

Bret Harrison

Gordo Cooper

Wilson Bethel Image

Wilson Bethel

Scott Carpenter

Kenneth Mitchell Image

Kenneth Mitchell

Deke Slayton

Joel Johnstone Image

Joel Johnstone

Gus Grissom

Sam Reid Image

Sam Reid

John Glenn

Aaron McCusker Image

Aaron McCusker

Wally Schirra

Full Crew

Melanie Deforrest

Makeup Artist

Janice Williams Image

Janice Williams

Executive Producer

Stephanie Savage Image

Stephanie Savage

Executive Producer

Becky Hartman Edwards

Co-Executive Producer

Debbie Hayn-Cass

Co-Producer

Jonathan Brody

Co-Producer

Liz Tigelaar

Co-Executive Producer

Len Goldstein

Executive Producer

Michael London Image

Michael London

Executive Producer

Patrick Rush

Casting

Raymond Pumilia

Art Direction

Josh Schwartz Image

Josh Schwartz

Executive Producer

Erik H. Magnus

Production Sound Mixer

Deborah Lurie

Original Music Composer

Vince Balunas

Supervising Sound Editor

Todd Grace

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ed Carr

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Christopher Lance

Visual Effects Supervisor

Lily Koppel

Novel

Mark White

Production Design

Eric Daman

Costume Design

Selina van den Brink

Set Decoration

Lana Grossman

Makeup Department Head

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Candace Neal

Hair Department Head

Lisa Zwerling Image

Lisa Zwerling

Consulting Producer

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Tyler Hohmann

Location Assistant

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