Trajectory - Milestones in Space Exploration
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- 2014
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Today, although a cloud of satellites surrounds the planet, many records set during the early decades of space exploration remain unsurpassed.
Om serien: It is almost 60 years since the launch of Sputnik began a new age of technological and scientific discovery, changing the way we live.
The Space Race, The Hubble, Chasing Comets & Space Debris
Episode 1
24 minTilgjengelig i mer enn 3+ månederCold 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.
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.
Project Mercury, The Mars Express & The Soyuz Launch System
Episode 2
24 minTilgjengelig i mer enn 3+ månederProject 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.
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.
Project Mercury Advancement, Camera Tracking & The International Space Station
Episode 3
24 minTilgjengelig i mer enn 3+ månederProject 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.
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.
Project Gemini, Venus Express, EMU & Deep Space Communication
Episode 4
24 minTilgjengelig i mer enn 3+ månederProject 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.
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.
Project Gemini Advances, Cassini at Saturn & More About Mars
Episode 5
24 minTilgjengelig i mer enn 3+ månederProject 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.
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.
Project Gemini Docking, Mars Curiousity & Satellite Swarms
Episode 6
24 minTilgjengelig i mer enn 3+ månederProject 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.
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.
The Apollo Program Begins, Caves & Planck
Episode 7
24 minTilgjengelig i mer enn 3+ månederThe 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.
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.
Rebuilding Apollo, Orbiting Carbon & Zero Gravity Training
Episode 8
24 minTilgjengelig i mer enn 3+ månederRebuilding 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.
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.
Beyond Earth Orbit, IXV Vehicles & Galileo Satellites Lost and Found
Episode 9
24 minTilgjengelig i mer enn 3+ månederBeyond 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.
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.
To The Moon, SpaceX's Dragon and Falcon & GAIA
Episode 10
24 minTilgjengelig i mer enn 3+ månederTo 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.
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.