Space (1985)

6.5 (2 votes)

1 Season

April 14, 1985

English

Drama

Synopsis

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.

Creator

Dick Berg

Network

CBS

Episodes

Part 1

Apr 14, 1985

139 min

As World War II ends, German rocket expert Dieter Kolff (Michael York) forms an alliance with American engineer Stanley Mott (Bruce Dern). Meanwhile, Navy officer Norman Grant (James Garner) emerges a war hero, inspiring John Pope (Harry Hamlin) to enlist for duty.

Part 2

Apr 15, 1985

93 min

Pope's girlfriend Penny Hardesty (Blair Brown) volunteers to help Grant win a senatorial seat, while Mott and Kolff's rocket experimentation intensifies. Kolff reunites with his lover Liesl (Barbara Sukowa).

Part 3

Apr 16, 1985

141 min

During flight training, Pope develops a close relationship with Marine officer Randy Claggett (Beau Bridges). The neglected Elinor Grant (Susan Anspach) becomes the pawn of Leopold Strabismus (David Dukes), while her senator husband drifts into an affair with Pope's wife, Penny.

Part 4

Apr 17, 1985

85 min

Pope and Claggett begin training for America's manned-flight program, as ambitious young journalist Cindy Rhee (Maggie Han) researches a behind-the-scenes story resulting in an affair with the married Claggett.

Part 5

Apr 18, 1985

126 min

With America's first astronauts becoming media celebrities, Claggett tries to repair John and Penny's broken marriage as he and Pope prepare for a dangerous voyage to the dark side of the moon.