Xploration Outer Space
Documentary · Adventure · Science & Nature · Kids & Family
A Harvard scholar and NASA employee guides viewers on thrilling journeys through space and visits NASA facilities seeking answers about our universe.
StarringEmily Calendrelli
Directed bySteve Rotfeld
Season 1
S01:E01 - Prepping for Mars
Mars; Curiosity rover; Mars Desert Research Station.
S01:E02 - Astronaut Training
What it takes to be an astronaut; the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory; space suits.
S01:E03 - Robots in Space
Robots; Robonaut; the Space Exploration Vehicle; the ATHLETE rover.
S01:E04 - Life Beyond Earth
SETI searches for intelligent life in the universe; top candidates to host life beyond Earth.
S01:E05 - Asteroids
An asteroid may have killed off the dinosaurs; the Chelyabinsk meteor of 2013.
S01:E06 - Space Balloons
Creating and testing high-altitude balloons to survive the rigors of near space.
S01:E07 - Journey to the Moon
The moon; teams competing for the Google Lunar X Prize; returning to the moon.
S01:E08 - Space Tourism
Outer space; sending tourists into space; Virgin Galactic; the International Space Station.
S01:E09 - Rockets and Propulsion
How rockets are made; how they blast off and make their way through the Earth's atmosphere.
S01:E10 - Satellites
Satellites of all sizes; how satellites are made and tested; the building of NASA's ICESat 2.
S01:E11 - Our Dynamic Sun
An examination of major solar storms and the largest solar thermal energy facility in the world.
S01:E12 - The Life and Death of Stars
Deaths of massive stars cause supernovas, gamma ray bursts and black holes.
S01:E13 - The Entrepreneurs of Exploration
Why people explore outer space; the James Webb Space Telescope; settling Mars.
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