America's Secret Space Heroes (2017)
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)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Saturn V
Witness the incredible story of the engineers who built the mighty rocket that put man on the moon: the Saturn V.
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Ep. 2: Lunar Module
See how a team of engineers, through ingenuity and dogged determination, built the spacecraft that put man on the moon.
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Ep. 3: Space Shuttle
See how NASA engineers met the challenge to build a spacecraft that can launch like a rocket and land like an airplane.
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Ep. 4: Space Station
See how a shared goal to build a space station brought Cold War enemies together and inspired visionary breakthroughs.
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Ep. 5: Hubble Telescope
The history of the Hubble Telescope, as told by the brilliant minds and mavericks who built and repaired it.
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Ep. 6: Viking Mars Mission
The inside story of Project Viking and the incredible ingenuity that put the first spacecraft on Mars.
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