From the Earth to the Moon S1E9 — For Miles and Miles

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From the Earth to the Moon•Season 1•Episode 9

For Miles and Miles

7.8/10 · 461 votesMay 3, 199850 min

Ranked #9 of 12 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

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America's first man in space, Alan Shepard, is grounded with an inner ear disorder. A thankless new desk job starts to look permanent, until fate—and surgery—bring him a chance to rescue the space program.

Directed byGary Fleder

Written byErik Bork

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Seasons1

All 1

Season 1 Episodes12

E1 8.1

Can We Do This?

E2 8.5

Apollo 1

E3 7.7

We Have Cleared the Tower

1968

Spider

Mare Tranquilitatis

That's All There Is

We Interrupt This Program

E9 7.8Now viewing

For Miles and Miles

E10 8.4

Galileo Was Right

E11 7.4

The Original Wives' Club

E12 8.0

Le Voyage dans la Lune

Cast1

Tom Hanks

Host

Crew4

Gary Fleder

Director

Erik Bork

Writer

Jeff Beal

Music

Mark Isham

Original Music Composer

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Episode Summary

"For Miles and Miles" is episode 9 of From the Earth to the Moon season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 461 votes, ranking #9 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Gary Fleder and written by Erik Bork, it aired on May 3, 1998.

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