This is where the series really starts showing the real changes in the alternate history. First, there is talk about Skylab, which is going to now become Moonlab. Second, as the soviets landed a woman on the second moon mission, Nixon wants a woman on one of the next moon missions, probably to get more of the women vote.
This episode focuses on the training of these women which include Stacy, Gordo's wife. It's a good way of showing the astronaut training as well as the way the early astronauts needed to not only be good pilots but also good ambassadors for NASA and the government to the press. Candidates ability to do this is almost as important as their ability to operate the equipment.
The various personalities and backgrounds of several women is explored and this is fairly formulaic. There is the super-competent woman who is a little harsh and cynical. There is Stacy, who is really there because she is Gordo's wife and that would play well with the press, there is a black woman to help with two minority demographics, there is a rich woman hiding she is rich, etc.
Not perhaps the best episode so far but it is still a good one with strong performances.
