7.1/10182 votes#1 - Launch
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/18/2015
After NASA selects seven men to be the first Americans in space, their wives soon end up becoming American royalty.
Director: Lone Scherfig
Writer: Stephanie Savage
7.1/10136 votes#2 - Protocol
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/25/2015
Louise and Alan enjoy the mission's success. Betty gets ready for Gus' launch. Annie finds it hard to deal with her stutter.
Director: Lone Scherfig
Writer: Becky Hartman Edwards
8.1/10124 votes#3 - Retroattitude
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/2/2015
Scott gets ready for his launch and Rene gets the chance to tell her story in a magazine interview.
Director: J. Miller Tobin
Writer: Liz Tigelaar
7.8/10103 votes#4 - Liftoff
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/9/2015
Deke and Marge take on new roles whilst things begin to thaw between Gordo and Trudy.
Director: J. Miller Tobin
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
8.0/10112 votes#5 - Flashpoint
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/16/2015
Trudy finds out that attempts are being made to quash a burgeoning astronaut training program organized for women.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1098 votes#6 - In the Blind
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/23/2015
John Glenn stands for the Ohio senate. A personal matter leaves Alan Shepherd's career in doubt.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1088 votes#7 - Rendezvous
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/30/2015
With the launch of the Gemini missions and the Apollo program, pressure on the wives grows.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1093 votes#8 - Abort
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/6/2015
Betty is forced to face a grim reality -- and plan for the future -- as she embarks on a battle for justice.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1077 votes#9 - The Dark Side
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/13/2015
Jo redefines her role and priorities as Wally's career at NASA comes to an end; Louise worries about Alan as he considers a risky surgery that will determine his future; Susan is faced with uncertainty.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1082 votes#10 - Landing
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/20/2015
It’s 1969, and Apollo 11’s historic moon landing is cause for worldwide celebration and a high point for the Astro-families. The wives are interviewed for a TV documentary on the space program, Gordo is passed over for the next mission, and Trudy faces some big decisions about her personal and professional future. Betty finds a powerful way to honor Gus’s legacy and advocate for change. In April 1970, the nation watches the fraught voyage of Apollo 13.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Astronaut Wives Club Season 1
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As America’s astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, Life Magazine documented the astronauts’ families, capturing the behind-the-scenes lives of their young wives. Overnight, these women...
Genres:DramaComedy
Network:ABC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Launch" is the best rated episode of "The Astronaut Wives Club" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 182 votes. Directed by Lone Scherfig and written by Stephanie Savage, it aired on 6/18/2015. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Protocol".