Space Mistakes (2016)
Amazing behind-the-scenes stories of NASA catastrophes and near misses, many unknown to the public. The science of exploration is imperfect - sometimes NASA must learn the hard way: Incorrect metric conversions, reverse installations, deadly chemical spills, and a near miss that could have resulted in a massive rocket fuel explosion that could have wiped out a small town - and almost did!
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Episodes
- 1 1. Return to Disaster2016-11-15 · 25mA massive pressure build up inside the Space Shuttle during launch sends engineers and NASA brass scrambling to avoid another space shuttle loss. Relive the harrowing moments in La
- 2 2. Mars or Bust2016-11-22 · 25mSerious injury or loss of life threaten technicians working on the Mars Exploration Rover when a test procedure goes horribly wrong. As the clock ticks toward the critical Mars lau
- 3 3. Space Shuttle Shuffle2016-11-29 · 25mCatastrophe beckons when gears controlling a Single Point of Failure Space Shuttle landing system are installed backwards. And, with the $50 Billion International Space Station run
- 4 4. The End of Genesis2016-12-06 · 25mA spacecraft freefalls from orbit smashing into the ground when its parachute fails to deploy. Can the multi-million dollar science mission be salvaged? And, a wrong turn ruptures
- 5 5. Trains, Rockets, and Pains2016-12-13 · 25mA harrowing space mistake leaves the solid rocket boosters hanging by a thread and places the unsuspecting public in the cross hairs of more than a ton of the most explosive rocket
- 6 6. Columbia2016-12-20 · 25mThe loss of Space Shuttle Columbia stands as one of the worst disasters in spaceflight history. Go behind the scenes of the External Tank foam application process and discover why
Cast
Alan AcklesSelf - HostImages
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