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Space Disasters

A tribute to the bold men and women who put their lives on the line in order to get a foothold in space, sometimes with disastrous results.

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A tribute to the bold men and women who put their lives on the line in order to get a foothold in space, sometimes with disastrous results.

First Aired

2020-10-18
Last Aired

2020-11-22
Creator
Genre

Documentary
Seasons

1
Episodes

6
Status

Returning Series
Language

Deutsch, English
Network

Smithsonian Channel

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Season 1

1. First Generation

Witness NASA's early missions and tragedies--in the sky and on the ground--as it pushed the limits of ...More

Witness NASA's early missions and tragedies--in the sky and on the ground--as it pushed the limits of space exploration.Less

55mins 2020-10-18

2. Failure at Re-Entry

From the Skylab PR disaster to space shuttle close calls and tragedies, look at the challenges and dan...More

From the Skylab PR disaster to space shuttle close calls and tragedies, look at the challenges and dangers of re-entry.Less

55mins 2020-10-25

3. Fixing on the Fly

Troubleshooting in space can be a matter of life and death. From deep-space collisions to deadly chemi...More

Troubleshooting in space can be a matter of life and death. From deep-space collisions to deadly chemical leaks, astronauts are forced to innovate to survive.Less

55mins 2020-11-01

4. The Human Factor

The U.S. and Soviet Union's early space programs face incredible engineering challenges, but catastrop...More

The U.S. and Soviet Union's early space programs face incredible engineering challenges, but catastrophic losses are converted into victories of engineering and the human spirit.Less

55mins 2020-11-08

5. When Weather Strikes

Flying through bad weather can be a harrowing experience, and for NASA, it can be doubly unnerving, as...More

Flying through bad weather can be a harrowing experience, and for NASA, it can be doubly unnerving, as violent storms can strike from below the atmosphere or above it. Witness the true power of nature in space and on Earth as astronauts and ground crews battle to overcome the elements, including a severe lightning strike that crippled Apollo 12's computer system, the freezing temps that compromised the Space Shuttle Challenger, and the tempest of space debris that sent a dead satellite on a collision course with the International Space Station.Less

55mins 2020-11-15

6. Failure To Launch

Sending spacecraft into orbit is an unforgiving business. Every launch is a long, controlled explosion...More

Sending spacecraft into orbit is an unforgiving business. Every launch is a long, controlled explosion that can turn into a fiery spectacle at the smallest error. Join us as we examine space exploration's most disastrous liftoffs, from America's "risky rockets" (the Vanguard, Atlas, and Titan II) to the Nedelin catastrophe, a massive explosion that Russia kept secret for decades. Then see how lessons learned from early failures led to soaring triumphs, including the most famous and powerful rocket the world has ever launched: the Saturn V.Less