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13. The Space Shuttle Matures, Complex Space Construction & The Final Years of the Space Shuttle
January 1, 2014
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. THE FINAL YEARS OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE - After the Columbia disaster the space shuttle has one last project to complete.
12. The Shuttle Program, The Challenger Disaster & Return to Space
January 1, 2014
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.
11. The Beginning of the End, Apollo Gets Complicated & The End of Apollo
January 1, 2014
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. THE END OF APOLLO - The final missions to the lunar surface.
10. To The Moon, SpaceX's Dragon and Falcon & GAIA
January 1, 2014
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.
9. Beyond Earth Orbit, IXV Vehicles & Galileo Satellites Lost and Found
January 1, 2014
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.
8. Rebuilding Apollo, Orbiting Carbon & Zero Gravity Training
January 1, 2014
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 and their role in weightlessness training.
7. The Apollo Program Begins, Caves & PLANCK
January 1, 2014
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.
6. Project Gemini Docking, Mars Curiousity & Satellite Swarms
January 1, 2014
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. SWARM - A constellation of satellites is trying to discover why the Earth's magnetic field is diminishing rapidly.
5. Project Gemini Advances, Cassini at Saturn & More About Mars
January 1, 2014
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. LEARNING MORE ABOUT MARS - An interlinked group of satellites and rovers are paving the way for a manned mission to Mars.
4. Project Gemini, Venus Express, EMU & Deep Space Communication
January 1, 2014
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.
3. Project Mercury Advancement, Camera Tracking & The International Space Station
January 1, 2014
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 of the orbiting laboratory.
2. Project Mercury, The Mars Express & The Soyuz Launch System
January 1, 2014
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.
1. The Space Race, The Hubble, Chasing Comets & Space Debris
January 1, 2014
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. SPACE DEBRIS - Monitoring orbital debris.
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