The Age of Aerospace

Synopsis

Explore the last 100 years of aviation history in unprecedented detail. From the Wright brothers first flight to the Apollo moon landings and beyond, the series highlights milestones in an industry defined by innovation.

First Air Date: 2016-02-01

Last Air Date: 2017-09-22

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 8

Networks: Science

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Top Cast

Mark Obenhaus as Self - Narrator (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: What Can't We Do? (2016-02-01)

A chronicle of how Bill Boeing and his contemporaries, like Donald Douglas, took the invention of the airplane and forged an industry, delivering advancements in communication, transportation, and warfare.
Ep. 2: Miracle Planes (2016-02-08)

Detailing the role American industry and planes like the Boeing B-17, B-29, and North American P-51 Mustang played in the Allied victory over Germany and Japan.
Ep. 3: Shrinking the Earth (2016-02-15)

The story of three Boeing planes that launched the jet age – the B-47 bomber, the Boeing 707 and the iconic Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet – planes made possible by secrets discovered in a German Forest at the close of WWII.
Ep. 4: In the Vastness of Space (2016-02-22)

The story of Project Apollo and humankind’s first journey to the moon on Apollo 8. NASA icons and individuals from American industry reflect on past achievements and explore humanity’s future in space.
Ep. 5: Dreamliner (2016-02-29)

Revealing the technology, resources, and risk required to build commercial aircraft in the modern world through the story of Boeing's most recent revolution in jet design, the 787.