The Astronaut Wives Club - Season 1

First aired: 6/18/2015 10 episodes

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Episodes

1. Launch

Aired: 6/18/2015

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

2. Protocol

Aired: 6/25/2015

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

3. Retroattitude

Aired: 7/2/2015

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

4. Liftoff

Aired: 7/9/2015

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

5. Flashpoint

Aired: 7/16/2015

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

6. In the Blind

Aired: 7/23/2015

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

7. Rendezvous

Aired: 7/30/2015

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

8. Abort

Aired: 8/6/2015

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

9. The Dark Side

Aired: 8/13/2015

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.

10. Landing

Aired: 8/20/2015

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.