Prime Crew 

A training accident spurs a national debate about women astronauts.

Director:

Allen Coulter

Writers:

Ronald D. Moore (created by), Matt Wolpert (created by)

Stars:

Joel Kinnaman, Michael Dorman, Sarah Jones

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Joel Kinnaman	...	Edward Baldwin
Michael Dorman	...	Gordo Stevens
Sarah Jones	...	Tracy Stevens
Shantel VanSanten	...	Karen Baldwin (as Shantel Vansanten)
Jodi Balfour	...	Ellen Waverly
Wrenn Schmidt	...	Margo Madison
Chris Bauer	...	Deke Slayton
Sonya Walger	...	Molly Cobb
Eric Ladin	...	Gene Kranz
Michael Harney	...	Jack Broadstreet (as Michael J. Harney)
Dan Donohue	...	Thomas Paine
Arturo Del Puerto	...	Octavio Rosales
Olivia Trujillo	...	Aleida Rosales
Krys Marshall	...	Danielle Poole
Meghan Leathers	...	Pam Horton

Storyline

A training accident spurs a national debate about women astronauts.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Gordo uses the term BOHICA, which is a Vietnam War era acronym that stands for Bend Over, Here It Comes Again. It means that when you're about to be screwed again, the best course of action is sometimes merely to acquiesce.

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Goofs

A method to allow women to urinate in space would not have suddenly become an issue only a few weeks before the launch of Apollo 15. The issue would have at least been considered during the astronaut candidate simulation training, and probably during the Mercury 13.

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Quotes

Thomas Paine: We need a win. Sputnik. Gagarin. Leonov. Belikova. The president's not interested in another second-place finish. It's bad enough that our girl's accident is plastered all over the news. We have an election coming up, and the way it looks, it's probably gonna be against Ted Kennedy.
Deke Slayton: Should be a nice, clean fight.
Thomas Paine: The president wants to give the American people something to cheer about.
Frank Sedgewick: A Kennedy landslide?
Thomas Paine: Laugh all you want, but Nixon's the only reason this program still exists. Apollo 15 will ...

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Soundtracks

Morning Dew
Written by Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose
Performed by Grateful Dead

User Reviews

Excellent episode

This series is responsible for me subscribing to Apple TV+. Each episode builds on the alternate history of the space program, this one was superb. When I first heard about the show, I thought, it's going to be about all the guys and the women will be in housewives roles. No, the women get into the astronaut program right away. Sonya Walger as Molly Cobb gives a terrific performance.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 November 2019 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

63 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1