Space: Above and Beyond Dear Earth (Season 1, Episode 17)
TV Episode | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Space: Above and Beyond

Dear Earth (Season 1, Episode 17)

TV Episode | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Mail delivery from Earth brings differing news for members of the 58th. A mission doesn't go well for Damphousse. Hawkes and McQueen become documentary stars, but who stole the Commodore's strawberries?

Director

Winrich Kolbe

Writers

Glen Morgan (creator) | James Wong (creator) | Richard Whitley (written by) | Marilyn Osborn (executive story editor)

Producers

Howard Grigsby | Tim McHugh

Composer

Shirley Walker

Cinematographer

Gordon Lonsdale (as Gordon C. Lonsdale)

Editor

James Coblentz

Casting Director

Lisa Miller Katz (as Lisa Miller)

Production Designer

Bernard Hides

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 3, 1996

Release date

Mar 3, 1996 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
24 cast members

Name	Known for
Morgan Weisser Lt. Nathan West Lt. Nathan West See fewer	Space: Above and Beyond (1995)
Kristen Cloke Lt. Shane Vansen Lt. Shane Vansen See fewer	Space: Above and Beyond (1995)
Rodney Rowland Lt. Cooper Hawkes Lt. Cooper Hawkes See fewer	The Walking Dead (2010)
Joel de la Fuente Lt. Paul Wang Lt. Paul Wang See fewer	The Man in the High Castle (2015)
Lanei Chapman Lt. Vanessa Damphousse Lt. Vanessa Damphousse See fewer	Rat Race (2001)
James Morrison Col. Tyrus Cassius 'T.C.' McQueen Col. Tyrus Cassius 'T.C.' McQueen See fewer	24 (2001)
Steve Hytner Kolbe Kolbe See fewer	The Prophecy (1995)
Charles Carpenter Boasberg Boasberg See fewer	Birds of Prey (2020)
Tucker Smallwood Commodore Ross Commodore Ross See fewer	Contact (1997)
Darren Gray Ward Lt. John Hill Lt. John Hill See fewer	Space: Above and Beyond (1995)
Bob Clendenin Mank Mank See fewer	Cougar Town (2009)
John Battle Supply Sgt. Supply Sgt. See fewer	Among Thieves (2001)
Jennifer Burns Ann Ann See fewer	Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue (2000)
Armand Reiser Armed Guard (as Rock Reiser) Armed Guard (as Rock Reiser) See fewer	Never Been Kissed (1999)
Carl Gilliard Ophthalmologist Ophthalmologist See fewer	Inception (2010)
Robert Crow Crow Crow See fewer	Space: Above and Beyond (1995)
Gibson Frazier Ed Ed See fewer	Man of the Century (1999)
Loren Chase Mrs. West Mrs. West See fewer	Space: Above and Beyond (1995)
Kate McCalley Doctor Doctor See fewer	Space: Above and Beyond (1995)
Scott Dorel Sailor #1 (as Scott Heath Dorel) Sailor #1 (as Scott Heath Dorel) See fewer	Land of the Lost (2009)
Jermaine Montell Sailor #2 Sailor #2 See fewer	Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
Michael Wachtel Marine #1 Marine #1 See fewer	Space: Above and Beyond (1995)
Ted Mann Slow Talker Slow Talker See fewer	NYPD Blue (1993)
John Wilkie Chig 3 (uncredited) Chig 3 (uncredited) See fewer	Star Trek: Voyager (1995)