Mid July 1975, an American Apollo spacecraft and a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft, prepare to join an Earth orbit, 140 miles above the Atlantic near Portugal. A time during which differences in language, technology, and political creed were set aside. This was the mission that opened the door for international manned spaceflight. A mission that would set the course for joint flights of the future.

In this episode, we look at the ways robotic engineers are mimicking the natural world. BionicWheelBot and the BionicFlyingFox have been developed to navigate difficult terrain, like their biological counterparts. Robots like the canine-inspired models produced by Boston Dynamic are already being used in hazardousenvironments to reduce the need for humans to be exposed to risk. We’ll also see how robots are covering new ground in space exploration,...

We take it for granted, but on any journey a hidden army of people keep your plane safe.

Follow our expert, high-profile panel of judges as they pick, rank and comment on THE GREATEST EVER‘s top ten tanks of all time; the ones that take you to the edge of armored experience and push the metal to the limit. Our team puts their picks through the paces, testing out their claims: we race a tank with a Volvo over 400 meters of rugged winter terrain and let a rock star take one out for a muddy ride. Our well-known, eclectic panel then debates,...

A guide to the world of flight documents the milestones in aviation history that changed the world, from the development of ballooning to the building of the International Space Station.

In the aftermath of World War II, the United States accelerated the development of technologies that would give it an advantage over the Soviet Union. Airpower, combined with nuclear weapons, offered a formidable check on Soviet aggression. In 1947, the United States Air Force was established. Meanwhile, scientists and engineers were pioneering a revolutionary new type of aircraft which could do what no other machine had ever done: reach mach 1--a...

From the beginning, air flight in Canada presented dizzying possibilities. It would link citizens across the country and make it possible to exploit Canada's immense natural resources. But there were formidable hurdles to overcome. Follow the story of the Beaver, Canada's solution to flying back-country; of native communities taking command of their destiny by owning their own airline; of fighting forest fires the Canadian way; and of the "Aurora...

Discusses the paths inventors take that lead to new and better inventions like aircrafts.

The untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s -- and won Between the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. Thousands of fans flocked to multi?day events, and cities vied with one another to host them. The pilots themselves were hailed as dashing heroes who cheerfully stared death in the face. Well, the men were hailed. Female pilots...