where to watch Trajectory: Milestones in Space Exploration

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Revisit the key advances that have marked space exploration and find out the very latest innovations in space science.

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2021-12-10
Last Aired

2021-12-10
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1
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14
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Returning Series
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English
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Season 1

1. The Space Race, The Hubble, Chasing Comets & Space Debris

Cold War and the Start of the Space Race - Cold War rivalry and the acceleration of space exploration....More

Cold War and 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.Less

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2. Episode 2

Episode 2 of Season 1

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3. Project Mercury, The Mars Express & The Soyuz Launch System

Project Mercury Begins - The start of NASA & America’s first manned space program. Mar Express - The E...More

Project Mercury Begins - The start of NASA & America’s first manned space program. Mar Express - The European Space Agency’s Mars Satellite. The Soyuz Launch System - The gradual evolution of Russia’s Soyuz launcher.Less

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4. Project Mercury Advancement, Camera Tracking & the International Space Station

Project Mercury Advances - America’s first manned space program finally puts a man in orbit. Camera Tr...More

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.Less

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5. Project Gemini, Venus Express, EMU & Deep Space Communication

Project Gemini Commences – Did Gemini give the US a lead in the space race? Venus Express – The last d...More

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.Less

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6. Project Gemini Advances, Cassini at Saturn & More about Mars

Project Gemini Advances - NASA refines the techniques needed for rendezvous. Cassini at Saturn - In th...More

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.Less

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7. Project Gemini docking, Mars Curiosity & Satellite Swarms

Project Gemini: Docking and EVA - In the final phase of the Gemini program NASA struggles with docking...More

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.Less

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8. The Apollo Program Begins, Caves and Planck

The Apollo Program Begins - At the very beginning of NASA’s moon project things go wrong. ESA’s specia...More

The Apollo Program Begins - At the very beginning of NASA’s moon project things go wrong. ESA’s special training program for astronauts. Planck - Mapping the cosmic microwave background radiation.Less

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9. Rebuilding Apollo, Orbiting Carbon & Zero Gravity Training

Rebuilding Project Apollo - After the Apollo 1 disaster NASA resumes manned space flight. Orbiting Car...More

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.Less

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10. Beyond Earth Orbit, IXV Vehicles & Galileo Satellites Lost and Found

Beyond Earth Orbit - The Apollo program takes bold new steps. IXV Re-entry Vehicle - Europe is working...More

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.Less

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11. To The Moon, SpaceX's Dragon and Falcon & GAIA

To the Moon – The Apollo program achieves its major objective. Dragon Falcon and Spacex – New Directio...More

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.Less

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12. The Beginning of the End, Apollo Gets Complicated & the End of Apollo

The beginning of the End – After the first moon landing the Apollo science program was about to start ...More

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.Less

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13. The shuttle program, The Challenger Disaster & Return to Space

The Shuttle Program – The first reusable spacecraft. The Challenger Disaster – Pressing launch schedul...More

The Shuttle Program – The first reusable spacecraft. The Challenger Disaster – Pressing launch schedules to lead to carelessness and the loss of the Challenger. Return to Space – A re-designed shuttle is back in space with a redefined role.Less

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14. The Space Shuttle Matures, Complex Space Construction & The Final Years of the Space Shuttle

The Space Shuttles matures – the Space Transportation System changes the nature of orbital missions. C...More

The Space Shuttles matures – the Space Transportation System changes the nature of orbital missions. Complex Construction in Space – Confidence in the shuttle begins to return and engineers forget the lessons of the past.Less