The twelve episodes covered different aspects of the Apollo program:
- "Can We Do This?" portrayed the origins of Apollo and its Mercury and Gemini predecessors
- "Apollo 1" told the story of the tragic fire and the subsequent finger-pointing
- "We Have Cleared the Tower" portrayed the intense preparation for Apollo 7
- "1968" put Apollo 8 into historical context against the events of that turbulent year
- "Spider" followed the design, building, and testing of the lunar module up through the flights of Apollo 9 and 10,
- "Mare Tranquilitatis" illustrated the deeper considerations behind the Apollo 11 moon landing
- "That's All There Is" portrayed the camaraderie of the Apollo 12 crew
- "We Interrupt This Program" showed an indifferent media galvanized by the events of Apollo 13
- "For Miles and Miles" followed Alan Shepherd's return to the manned program
- "Galileo Was Right" showed the geology training of the Apollo 15 astronauts and the effect it had on their lunar exploration
- "The Original Wives Club" provided the program as seen through the wives of the second group of astronauts
- "La Voyage Dans La Lune" contrasted Georges Méliès' 1902 film with Apollo 17
Based on a summary written by Kathy Li