Captain William Stanaforth is on a one-way solo mission to take the first steps in colonising Mars. Like all pioneers throughout history, Stanaforth will face insurmountable odds and life and death decisions as he rockets bravely through space.
Unfortunately the movie Approaching the Unknown is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Production | Mark Roberts | Producer |
| Sound | Erik Reimers | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Jeff Hinton | Dialogue Editor |
| Art | Stephen Phelps | Property Master |
| Sound | Paul Damian Hogan | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Susan Shopmaker | Casting |
| Writing | Mark Elijah Rosenberg | Screenplay |
| Directing | Mark Elijah Rosenberg | Director |
| Camera | Adam Newport-Berra | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anney Perrine | Costume Design |
| Art | Steven Brower | Production Design |
| Art | Tara Pavoni | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Claire Bell | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Megan Rumph | Digital Intermediate |
| Production | Josh Penn | Producer |
| Art | Danielle Webb | Art Direction |
| Production | Jason Michael Berman | Producer |
| Directing | Pamela Rook | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Andrea Gard | Foley |
| Sound | Tom Efinger | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | David Betten | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Editing | David Barker | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Marc D. Rienzo | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Paul Rice | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Jasmine Singh | VFX Production Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jessica Kelleher | Makeup Department Head |
| Camera | Timothée Arene | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Thomas B. Fore | Producer |
| Production | Matthew Parker | Producer |
| Editing | Marc Vives | Editor |
| Camera | Paul Aftanas | Still Photographer |
| Art | Elizabeth Eggert | Construction Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Cassandra Del Viscio | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Jason Patnode | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Kent Sparling | Sound Designer |
| Art | Paul Aftanas | Art Department Coordinator |
| Camera | Kyle Wullschleger | Steadicam Operator |
| Visual Effects | Catherine Tate | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Production | P. Jennifer Dana | Producer |
| Editing | Darrin Navarro | Editor |
| Editing | Megan Marquis | Digital Intermediate |
| Visual Effects | Gordon T. Wittmann | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Sasha Houdek-Korellis | Visual Effects Producer |
| Sound | Jamie Branquinho | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emily Schubert | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Scott Z. Burns | Thanks |
