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S1 E13 The Space Shuttle Matures, Complex Space Construction & The Final Years of the Space Shuttle

Documentary

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24 minutter

31. dec. 2017

The Space Shuttle Matures - The Space Transportation System changes the nature of orbital missions. Complex Construction in Space - Confidence in the shuttle begins to return and engineers for get the lessons of the past.

SÆSON 1, 13 Episoder

SÆSON 1 (13 Episoder)

Trajectory - Milestones in Space Exploration - The Space Race, The Hubble, Chasing Comets & Space Debris

The Space Race, The Hubble, Chasing Comets & Space Debris,

Cold War & The Start of the Space Race - Cold War rivalry and the acceleration of space exploration. Servicing Hubble - Preparations for Hubble's final servicing mission. Chasing a Comet - Launch and the difficult path to rendezvous.

Trajectory - Milestones in Space Exploration - Project Mercury, The Mars Express & The Soyuz Launch System

Project Mercury, The Mars Express & The Soyuz Launch System,

Project Mercury Begins - The start of NASA & America's first manned space program. Mars Express - The European Space Agency's Mars Satellite. The Soyuz Launch System - The gradual evolution of Russia's Soyuz launcher.

Trajectory - Milestones in Space Exploration - Project Mercury Advancement, Camera Tracking & The International Space Station

Project Mercury Advancement, Camera Tracking & The International Space Station,

Project Mercury Advances - America's first manned space program finally puts a man in orbit. Camera Tracking - The array of special cameras that follow a spacecraft at launch. The International Space Station - The building and operation.

Trajectory - Milestones in Space Exploration - Project Gemini, Venus Express, EMU & Deep Space Communication

Project Gemini, Venus Express, EMU & Deep Space Communication,

Project Gemini Commences - Did Gemini give the US a lead in the space race? Venus Express - The last days of ESA's Venus probe. EMU - NASA's Extravehicular Mobility Unit. Deep Space Communications - ESA's worldwide network of giant dishes.

Trajectory - Milestones in Space Exploration - Project Gemini Advances, Cassini at Saturn & More About Mars

Project Gemini Advances, Cassini at Saturn & More About Mars,

Project Gemini Advances - NASA refines the techniques needed for rendezvous. Cassini at Saturn - In the Cassini probe's final years of activity, its handlers are asking it to do more complex and risky assignments.

Trajectory - Milestones in Space Exploration - Project Gemini Docking, Mars Curiousity & Satellite Swarms

Project Gemini Docking, Mars Curiousity & Satellite Swarms,

Project Gemini: Docking and EVA - In the final phase of the Gemini program NASA struggles with docking and spacewalks. Curiosity Roving Mars - On the surface of Mars the Curiosity rover is changing the way we think about the red planet.

Trajectory - Milestones in Space Exploration - The Apollo Program Begins, Caves & Planck

The Apollo Program Begins, Caves & Planck,

The Apollo Program Begins - At the very beginning of NASA's moon project things go wrong. Caves - ESA's special training program for astronauts. Planck - Mapping the cosmic microwave background radiation.

Trajectory - Milestones in Space Exploration - Rebuilding Apollo, Orbiting Carbon & Zero Gravity Training

Rebuilding Apollo, Orbiting Carbon & Zero Gravity Training,

Rebuilding Project Apollo - After the Apollo 1 disaster NASA resumes manned space flight. Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 - Monitoring the Earth's Co2 levels in unprecedented detail. Zero Gravity Training - Parabolic flights.

Trajectory - Milestones in Space Exploration - Beyond Earth Orbit, IXV Vehicles & Galileo Satellites Lost and Found

Beyond Earth Orbit, IXV Vehicles & Galileo Satellites Lost and Found,

Beyond Earth Orbit - The Apollo program takes bold new steps. IXV Re-entry Vehicle - Europe is working to perfect a re-entry vehicle. Galileo Satellites Lost and Found - Navigation satellites go into incorrect orbit.

Trajectory - Milestones in Space Exploration - To The Moon, SpaceX's Dragon and Falcon & GAIA

To The Moon, SpaceX's Dragon and Falcon & GAIA,

To the Moon - The Apollo program achieves its major objective. Dragon, Falcon and Spacex - New directions in re-usable spacecraft. Gaia- Mapping our galaxy in unprecedented detail.

Trajectory - Milestones in Space Exploration - The Beginning of the End, Apollo Gets Complicated & The End of Apollo

The Beginning of the End, Apollo Gets Complicated & The End of Apollo,

The Beginning of the End - After the first Moon landing the Apollo science program was about to start in earnest but people were losing interest. Apollo Gets Complicated - New technology is added that extends the reach of the Apollo program.

Trajectory - Milestones in Space Exploration - The Shuttle Program, The Challenger Disaster & Return to Space

The Shuttle Program, The Challenger Disaster & Return to Space,

The Shuttle Program - The first re-useable spacecraft. The Challenger Disaster - Pressing launch schedules lead to carelessness and the loss of the Challenger. Return to Space - A re-designed shuttle is back in space with a redefined role.

Trajectory - Milestones in Space Exploration - The Space Shuttle Matures, Complex Space Construction & The Final Years of the Space Shuttle

The Space Shuttle Matures, Complex Space Construction & The Final Years of the Space Shuttle,

The Space Shuttle Matures - The Space Transportation System changes the nature of orbital missions. Complex Construction in Space - Confidence in the shuttle begins to return and engineers for get the lessons of the past.

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Trajectory - Milestones in Space Exploration

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7

1 SÆSON

24 minutter

Today, although a cloud of satellites surrounds the planet, many records set during the early decades of space exploration remain unsurpassed. It's more than forty years since man walked on the moon and the world no longer has reusable spacecraft.

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