The Astronaut Wives Club
The Astronaut Wives Club: Season 1

Air Date

June 18, 2015

Episodes

10 episodes

The Astronaut Wives Club

Season 1

Episodes

Launch

1. Launch

5.8
June 18, 2015
42 min

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

Protocol

2. Protocol

5.0
June 25, 2015
42 min

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

Retroattitude

3. Retroattitude

4.8
July 2, 2015
42 min

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

Liftoff

4. Liftoff

5.8
July 9, 2015
42 min

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

Flashpoint

5. Flashpoint

5.5
July 16, 2015
42 min

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

In the Blind

6. In the Blind

4.7
July 23, 2015
42 min

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

Rendezvous

7. Rendezvous

5.2
July 30, 2015
42 min

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

Abort

8. Abort

3.5
August 6, 2015
42 min

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

The Dark Side

9. The Dark Side

4.0
August 13, 2015
42 min

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

10. Landing

1.0
August 20, 2015
42 min

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.