Space (miniseries)

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Space (miniseries) is a 1985 American television miniseries that dramatizes James A. Michener’s epic novel about the U.S. space program and the people whose lives are shaped by the race to explore outer space.

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instanceOf television miniseries
adaptationOf literary work
authorOfSourceWork James A. Michener NERFINISHED
basedOn James A. Michener’s novel "Space" NERFINISHED
Space (novel) NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts American astronauts
political context of the space race
space exploration
technological development of rockets and spacecraft
distributionChannel broadcast television
format miniseries
genre drama
historical drama
science fiction drama
hasAdaptationRelationshipWith Space (novel) NERFINISHED
hasFictionalElements true
hasTitle Space NERFINISHED
medium television
narrativeFocus intertwined personal and professional lives of characters in the space program
numberOfEpisodes 13
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork CBS
portrays impact of space program on individuals and families
race to explore outer space
portraysEvent space race between the United States and the Soviet Union
portraysOrganization NASA NERFINISHED
productionCountry United States NERFINISHED
productionType American network television production
releaseDecade 1980s
releaseYear 1985
settingPeriod mid-20th century
space race era
sourceWorkGenre epic novel
subject Cold War NERFINISHED
NASA NERFINISHED
U.S. space program NERFINISHED
astronauts
space race
targetAudience general television audience
theme human cost of technological progress
national ambition in space exploration
personal sacrifice for scientific achievement
workType audiovisual work

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Space hasAdaptation Space (miniseries)
subject surface form: Space (novel)