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* MilitaryMaverick: Put Molly in a situation where she clear orders to ''not'' do something. Guess what she does?

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* MilitaryMaverick: Put Molly in a situation where she has clear orders to ''not'' do something. Guess what she does?

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* TheLadette: Very much capable of out-flying most of the fly-boys (and even some of NASA), not afraid of anything and with a tendency to be TheMaverick to boot

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* MilitaryMaverick: Put Molly in a situation where she clear orders to ''not'' do something. Guess what she does?
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* TheLadette: Very much capable of out-flying most of the fly-boys (and even some of NASA), not afraid of anything and with a tendency to be TheMaverick to boot
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* UnderstandingBoyfriend: The only thing that worries Wayne about his wife's global fame and being in one of the most dangerous jobs in modern society is his crippling anxiety about whether she returns alive.
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* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Did we mention yet that Molly and Wayne have that sort of dynamic?
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* HouseHusband: If he does have a paying day-job, it gets no screen time
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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: The marriage between him and Tracy is rocky even while it lasts, but both during their marriage and after their divorce we get moments that show they genuinely care for each other.
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* MasterApprenticeChain: She was taken under von Braun's wings and in turn becomes a mentor of sorts for young Aleida Rosales
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* HappilyMarried: She and Wayne are the healthiest couple depicted on-screen throughout the first two seasons.

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* FemaleMisogynist: she does not take the news of ''female'' astronauts entering training well at all. Not least because among them is fellow astronaut-wife Tracy Stevens.

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* FemaleMisogynist: she She does not take the news of ''female'' astronauts entering training well at all. Not least because among them is fellow astronaut-wife Tracy Stevens.



[[AC:President Richard Nixon]]

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[[AC:President Richard [[AC:Richard Nixon]]



* KarmaHoudini: ZigZagged. The Watergate break-in occurs, but this time, Nixon loses reelection to Ted Kennedy. However, he still gets a pardon because Kennedy doesn't believe in prosecuting political rivals, something Nixon actually calls him out on.

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[[AC:Ted Kennedy]]
The President of the United States from 1973 to 1977.
* AllohistoricalAllusion: When the Soviets land on the moon, Kennedy cancels a cocktail party at Chappaquiddick so he could be in Washington, averting the crash that killed Mary Jo Kopechne and permanently derailed his political ambitions.
* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: [[spoiler:He awards a prestigious NASA contract to Illinois in order to gain that state's support in the landmark Equal Rights Amendment. However, this results in a substandard component which ends up causing Apollo 23 to explode on the launch pad.]]

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* NeverMyFault: He runs through every excuse he can think of when confronted by his Nazi past, but the Senator already has counterarguments for each one. For instance, he says he didn't know about the slave labor used to build his rockets, which the Senator finds hard to believe that he wouldn't know what was going on in his own factory.
* ThoseWackyNazis: He was responsible for Nazi Germany's V-2 weapons program.



* KarmaHoudini: ZigZagged. The Watergate break-in occurs, but this time, Nixon loses reelection to Ted Kennedy. However, he still gets a pardon.

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* KarmaHoudini: ZigZagged. The Watergate break-in occurs, but this time, Nixon loses reelection to Ted Kennedy. However, he still gets a pardon.pardon because Kennedy doesn't believe in prosecuting political rivals, something Nixon actually calls him out on.
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* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: ''Certainly'' by the standards of the 1960s and 1970s. He is not afraid to talk about his feelings and is very happy to be a supportive husband to a wife with a big career. Molly seems to appreciate it as they are very happy together.

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* HappilyMarried: He loves Molly and Molly loves him. They only hit a snag once and it is resolved within minutes of screentime - and the thing that nearly drove them apart was quite serious indeed
* TheStoner: He is very fond of the ole reefer cigar which he also uses as a coping mechanism during Molly's time in space
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[[AC:Wayne Cobb]]
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* FemaleMysoginist: she does not take the news of ''female'' astronauts entering training well at all. Not least because among them is fellow astronaut-wife Tracy Stevens.

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* FemaleMysoginist: FemaleMisogynist: she does not take the news of ''female'' astronauts entering training well at all. Not least because among them is fellow astronaut-wife Tracy Stevens.
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* TheMaidenNameDebate: During the entirety of her second marriage she continues to go by "Stevens" - she argues it's because everybody still knows her by that name. Gordo thinks it's because she still has feelings for him.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Based at least in part on real life astronaut Gordo Cooper.
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* SpaceTrucker: Her mission on the moon? Fly the Moonrines and other Americans to and from the places they need to go with the LSAM. Much glorious, very frontier.
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* TheAlcoholic: During Apollo 25 she is shown frequently downing shots of pure or near-pure ethanol provided by Jamestown's chemist. After getting caught and being put on "probation" of sorts she manages to quit cold turkey
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[[AC:Tracey Stevens]]

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[[AC:Margot Madison]]

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[[AC:Margot [[AC:Margo Madison]]


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* SouthernFriedGenius: Grew up in Alabama and has the accent to show for it - also smart as can be.
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* MistakenForGay: With he gruff personality, her somewhat androgynous looks and her interest in stereotypical "boy things" both other characters and the audience at first get the impression she might be a lesbian. Turns out she is HappilyMarried to a man
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* NeverASelfMadeWoman: Initially her being part of the first batch of female as-cans is dismissed as just angling for the potential press coverage of a "Space Couple". Grodo is the first to believe otherwise and ultimately she proves the critics wrong.
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* HiddenDepths: He may appear to be a cheating, alcoholic fly-boy who is too full of himself, but he is also a bright man, read classics and has more capability of facing down his inner demons than many men of his generation - the mere fact that he is willing to see a psychotherapist speaks volumes
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* BrokenPedestal: He is initially a beloved and respected figure in America's space program. But without Apollo 11 being the first to land on the moon, his Nazi past is exposed for the entire nation to see.

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* BrokenPedestal: He is initially a beloved and respected figure in America's space program. But without Apollo 11 being the first to land on the moon, his Nazi past is exposed for the entire nation to see. \n Which leads to his resignation in disgrace.

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* KilledMidSentence: [[spoiler:While checking on Apollo 23, he starts to ask if the cafeteria at Kennedy Space Center still makes double-cheeseburgers. At that moment, the rocket explodes.]]



The President of the United States.
* InvisiblePresident: He appears through stock footage, tape recordings, and telephone calls.

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The President of the United States.
States from 1969 to 1973.
* InvisiblePresident: He appears through stock footage, tape recordings, and telephone calls.calls.
* KarmaHoudini: ZigZagged. The Watergate break-in occurs, but this time, Nixon loses reelection to Ted Kennedy. However, he still gets a pardon.

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One of the original Mercury 7 astronauts and Chief of Flight Operations.

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One of the original Mercury 7 astronauts and Chief of Flight Operations.the Astronaut Office.




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Flight Director at Johnson Space Center.
* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:He is killed when Apollo 23 explodes on the launch pad. In real life, Kranz is still alive as of 2021.]]
* RousingSpeech: He gives one prior to the launch of Apollo 11, declaring that if the landing is successful, it means America is still in the race to lunar colonization, Mars, Saturn, and the rest of the galaxy. He even works in his famous "failure is not an option" quote from the film ''Film/Apollo13''.
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* ICouldHaveBeenAContender: In the early episodes, he grapples with the fact that he could have been the first man on the moon.

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The commander of Apollo 10.
* ICouldHaveBeenAContender: In the early episodes, he grapples with the fact that he could have been the first man on the moon.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He's a stand-in for Thomas P. Stafford, the actual commander of Apollo 10.



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The director of the Apollo Program.
* BrokenPedestal: He is initially a beloved and respected figure in America's space program. But without Apollo 11 being the first to land on the moon, his Nazi past is exposed for the entire nation to see.




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->"I decide who goes up and who doesn't."

One of the original Mercury 7 astronauts and Chief of Flight Operations.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is the ranking astronaut and decides the flight assignments. When being told that Nixon wants to put an American woman in space, he goes ahead and treats the women no differently than any other applicant.
* RefugeInAudacity: After being told that Nixon wants to axe the female astronaut applicants, Deke goes ahead and gives the remaining four their astronaut pins.




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The first woman to serve as a flight controller.
* SweetTooth: She's shown constantly munching on Tootsie Rolls.



[[AC:Pam Horton]]

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[[AC:Pam Horton]]Horton]]

[[AC:President Richard Nixon]]
The President of the United States.
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!Apollo Program

[[AC:Edward Baldwin]]

[[AC:Gordon 'Gordo' Stevens]]

!NASA

[[AC:Wernher von Braun]]

[[AC:Deke Slayton]]

[[AC:Gene Kranz]]

[[AC:Margot Madison]]

!Other

[[AC:Karen Baldwin]]

[[AC:Pam Horton]]

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