America's Secret Space Heroes

Synopsis

The inside stories of how the unknown engineers of NASA created such superior machines as the Saturn V moon rocket, the Space Shuttle, and the Hubble Space Telescope, often against incredible odds.

First Air Date: 2017-05-14

Last Air Date: 2017-06-18

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Networks: Smithsonian Channel

Seasons

Season 1 (2017)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Saturn V (2017-05-14)

Witness the incredible story of the engineers who built the mighty rocket that put man on the moon: the Saturn V.
Ep. 2: Lunar Module (2017-05-21)

See how a team of engineers, through ingenuity and dogged determination, built the spacecraft that put man on the moon.
Ep. 3: Space Shuttle (2017-05-28)

See how NASA engineers met the challenge to build a spacecraft that can launch like a rocket and land like an airplane.
Ep. 4: Space Station (2017-06-04)

See how a shared goal to build a space station brought Cold War enemies together and inspired visionary breakthroughs.
Ep. 5: Hubble Telescope (2017-06-11)

The history of the Hubble Telescope, as told by the brilliant minds and mavericks who built and repaired it.
Ep. 6: Viking Mars Mission (2017-06-18)

The inside story of Project Viking and the incredible ingenuity that put the first spacecraft on Mars.