Space

The Race to Space

People have always been fascinated by outer space, curious about the stars, planets and especially signs of extraterrestrial life. For centuries however, space has remained a great mystery and a source of outlandish stories ranging from green Martians to deadly meteorites. Slowly but surely though science is giving us more and more real knowledge and thanks to satellites, space flights and moon la

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The Saturn V Story

In July 1969, Apollo 11 is go for launch after a decade of work NASA is less than four days from putting a man on the moon. but in 1961 when the President of the United States John F. Kennedy pledged to put a man on the moon NASA had little idea of how to achieve such a goal. It was one of the most audacious things the space agency has ever attempted in its history.A new rocket was required

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The Science of Interstellar

Humans are natural born explorers, we charge into unchartered territory to seek out the unknown, we have mapped nearly every inch of Mother Earth and left tracks on the Moon but to set foot on another planet, to travel beyond out Solar System that is a dream for the future. A dream that comes to life the feature film Interstellar.The film Interstellar deals with a quest for new worlds and the

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The Sky at Night, Pluto Revealed

The revelations about New Horizons recent visit to our dwarf planet Pluto, made headlines and news across the globe. The BBC's, The Sky at Night team were lucky enough to be behind the scenes for the whole thing, following the unfolding story every step of the way and now bringing us new insight, revealing the in-depth science behind the incredible images of Pluto and the surprising discoveries of

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The Space Shuttle

An idea born in unsettled times becomes a feat of engineering excellence. The most complex machine ever built to bring humans to and from space and eventually construct the next stop on the road to space exploration.Released Jul 5, 2011. 81 min. Narrated by William Shatner. TV documentary. 

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The Space Shuttle: A Horizon Guide

In 2011, after more than 30 years of service, America’s space shuttle Discovery will take to the skies for the last time. Its story has been characterized by incredible triumphs, but blighted by devastating tragedies – and the BBC and Horizon have chronicled every step of its career.This unique and poignant Horizon Guide brings together coverage from three decades of programmes to present a bi

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The Story Of The Sputnik Moment

This film dramatically tells the story of the 18 months that changed American education forever. The change was provoked by the fear of Sputnik — and American parents, students, educators, government, the whole nation really, got together and radically improved science, math and engineering education and much more. Language labs. Classes for gifted kids. All of that is here.

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The Sun (2007)

This documentary explores the past, present and future of the star’s unique importance to Earth.The SOHO and TRACE satellites, as well as the Swedish solar telescope on Las Palmas, provide viewers with some of the best images of the sun ever seen, and the special program provides knowledge of the many scientific discoveries being made about the sun.

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The Sun And Other Stars

This documentary looks at the story of stellar evolution and explains the fates of differing types of stars. This includes small stars such as our own and also the big ones which collapse into neutron stars and black holes. The Sun And Other Stars gives you interesting information about the complete life cycles of all types of stars in the entire universe.

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