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Spaceflight is a 1985 American documentary miniseries about manned spaceflight, originally broadcast by PBS in four parts. It is narrated by Martin Sheen and features interviews with many former astronauts from the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle programs. The series is a co-production of WETA-TV and WYES-TV. The final episode was redone after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
Original Release
05/08/1985 on PBS
US Release
05/08/1985
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Martin Sheen | Narrator |
| Jim Lovell | Self |
| Walter Cronkite | Self |
| Chuck Yeager | Self |
| John Glenn | Self |
| Tom Wolfe | Self |
| Alan Shepard | Self |
| Michael Collins | Self |
| Sally Ride | Self |
| Gene Kranz | Self |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunder in the Skies | |
| 2 | The Wings of Mercury | |
| 3 | One Giant Leap | |
| 4 | The Territory Ahead |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Martin Sheen | Narrator |
| Jim Lovell | Self |
| Walter Cronkite | Self |
| Chuck Yeager | Self |
| John Glenn | Self |
| Tom Wolfe | Self |
| Alan Shepard | Self |
| Michael Collins | Self |
| Sally Ride | Self |
| Gene Kranz | Self |
| Deke Slayton | Self |
| Gordon Cooper | Self |
| Eugene Cernan | Self |
| John Young | Self |
| Charles Conrad | Self |
| Frank Borman | Self |
| Robert L. Crippen | Self |
| Scott Carpenter | Self |
| Wally Schirra | Self |
| George Nelson | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Blaine Baggett | Producer |
