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From the Earth to the Moon S1E6 — Mare Tranquilitatis
8.4

Mare Tranquilitatis

8.4/10 · 532 votesApr 19, 199857 min

Ranked #3 of 12 in Season 1•+0.4 vs season avg

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The glare of the public eye, conflicts among the crew, disastrous simulations, and a series of harrowing last-minute crises threaten the Apollo 11 astronauts' success at pulling off NASA's crowning achievement—the first lunar landing.

Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes12

Cast1

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Host

Crew5

Graham Yost

Graham Yost

Writer

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Writer

Al Reinert

Al Reinert

Writer

Frank Marshall

Frank Marshall

Director

James Newton Howard

James Newton Howard

Music

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Episode Summary

"Mare Tranquilitatis" is episode 6 of From the Earth to the Moon season 1. It scored 8.4/10 from 532 votes, ranking #3 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Frank Marshall and written by Graham Yost, Tom Hanks, Al Reinert, it aired on April 19, 1998.