Trajectory: Milestones in Space Exploration
Documentary
A look back at the amazing discoveries and milestones that defined mankind’s moments in space. How has technology allowed for new developments?
StarringChris Keogh
Directed byEvan Clark
Season 1
S01:E01 - The Space Race, the Hubble, Chasing Comets & Space Debris
The acceleration of space exploration; preparations for Hubble's final servicing mission.
S01:E02 - Project Mercury, the Mars Express & the Soyuz Launch System
The start of NASA first manned space program; the European Space Agency's Mars Satellite.
S01:E03 - Project Mercury Advancement, Camera Tracking & the International Space Station
The array of special cameras that follow a spacecraft at launch.
S01:E04 - Project Gemini, Venus Express, EMU & Deep Space Communication
The Gemini gives the US a lead in the space race; the last days of ESA's Venus probe.
S01:E05 - Project Gemini Advances, Cassini at Saturn & More About Mars
In the Cassini probe's final years, its handlers are asking it to do more assignments.
S01:E06 - Project Gemini Docking, Mars Curiousity & Satellite Swarms
NASA struggles with docking in the final phase of the Gemini project; how people think about Mars.
S01:E07 - The Apollo Program Begins, Caves & Planck
Things don't go as planned at the beginning of NASA's moon project; specialized astronaut training.
S01:E08 - Rebuilding Apollo, Orbiting Carbon & Zero Gravity Training
Resuming manned space flight after the Apollo 1 disaster; the planet's carbon dioxide levels.
S01:E09 - Beyond Earth Orbit, IXV Vehicles & Galileo Satellites Lost and Found
Bold new steps for the Apollo program; perfecting a re-entry vehicle; navigation satellites.
S01:E10 - To the Moon, SpaceX's Dragon and Falcon & GAIA
The Apollo program achieves its objective; new directions in re-useable spacecraft; mapping galaxy.
S01:E11 - The Beginning of the End, Apollo Gets Complicated & the End of Apollo
A loss of interest in the Apollo program; new technology; last missions to the lunar surface.
S01:E12 - The Shuttle Program, the Challenger Disaster & Return to Space
First re-useable spacecraft; the Challenger disaster; a re-designed shuttle with a re-defined role.
S01:E13 - The Space Shuttle Matures, Complex Space Construction & the Final Years of the Space Shuttle
Changing the nature of orbital missions; confidence in the shuttle system; final shuttle mission.
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