Name: From the Earth to the Moon
Released: 1998-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Nick Searcy, Lane Smith, Tom Hanks

TV Show · History · Documentary

Throughout history, mankind has dreamed of touching the stars. With the Apollo program, America turned that dream into reality. This exclusive 12-Part HBO Miniseries Event tells the full story of the Apollo space program, from the 1961 Presidential challenge that inspired it to the 1969-72 lunar voyages that defined it.

1998 · 59m

Starring Nick Searcy, Lane Smith, Tom Hanks

EPISODE 1

Can We Do This?

NASA assembles a group of astronauts for the Gemini program; the astronauts prepare by orbiting Earth.

57 min
EPISODE 2

Apollo One

Apollo's first three astronauts are killed during a prelaunch test; the ship's designers scramble to save the lunar program.

57 min
EPISODE 3

We Have Cleared the Tower

As film crew documents everything, the crew and the control team make their preparations for the first manned Apollo launch.

57 min
EPISODE 4

1968

NASA boldly attempts to fly men around the moon and back, while the United States suffers through traumatic events.

51 min
EPISODE 5

Spider

Engineers work with NASA and the Apollo 9 astronauts in designing and building a lunar spacecraft that will put the first humans on the moon.

53 min
EPISODE 6

Mare Tranquilitas

Conflicts among the crew, public scrutiny and a number of crises threaten the Apollo 11 mission. Starring Cary Elwes, Tony Goldwyn, Diana Scarwid and Rita Wilson.

53 min