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1) Trajectory
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In this episode, Project Gemini advances, and we see how NASA refines the techniques needed for rendezvous. In part 2, we look at Cassini at Saturn. In the probe’s final years of activity, its handlers are asking it to do more complex and risky assignments. Finally, we learn more about Mars in part 4. An interlinked group of satellites and rovers are paving the way for a manned mission to Mars.
2) Zenith
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The Sun is our star. Its energy enables life on the Earth to thrive yet we know so little about the solar weather and the 11 year solar cycle. Modern technology can be adversely affected by giant coronal mass ejections and there appears to be a link between sunspot activity and climatic conditions. This episode examines the work done by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO); the Solar Dynamics Observatory and the Parker Solar Probe.
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
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.
4) Mars
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Language
English
Description
The Daedalus mission is in jeopardy as the crew struggle to find a permanent shelter that can provide long-term protection from radiation. The team must locate a suitable site for their settlement before their mission is cut short. In the present day documentary, the European Space Agency and Roscosmos, Russia’s former federal space agency, partner to launch an orbiter that will help future Mars missions prepare for settlement through advanced imagery....
6) The Universe
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Language
English
Description
Astronaut Russell "Rusty"Schweickart, who traveled into space aboard Apollo 9, introduces this documentary that addresses the questions: what is the universe and could there be life in the universe? Appropriately narrated by actor William Shatner (Star Trek), this program goes beyond the Earth, the Solar System and the Milky Way, deep into the vast reaches of the cosmos. Utilizing new and archival footage, along with computer-generated animation,...
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Language
English
Description
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,...
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
The Big Bang is when the cosmos started and time itself began. With animation based on space telescope images, NOVA winds back the ages to discover new clues about this ultimate genesis and what happened in the universe’s first few seconds.
10) StarTalk
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Language
English
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Description
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Bas Lansdorp, co-founder of Mars One, a non-profit organization with the goal of establishing a permanent human settlement on Mars. Comedian co-host Eugene Mirman and former astronaut Mike Massimino join Tyson in the Hall of the Universe to discuss topics including the logistics of getting to Mars, how to sustain human life there, and even speak via live video call to one of the finalists out of...
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Host Emily Calandrelli speaks to experts who are learning everything they can about asteroids and their potential impact on earth. From the dinosaur killer to the Chelyabinsk meteor of 2013 - we learn about the destructive power of asteroids. Emily takes a trip to the Ames Vertical Gun Range for an experiment that predicts impact size on the moon and the Earth. Emily also travels to Seattle Washington to meet a company that has a plan to profit from...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In ancient days, comets were considered to be harbingers of ill-fortune. Today, comets provide possible answers about the origins of our Solar System. In this program, you’ll learn about the composition of comets, their structure, and their behavior patterns in the Solar System. We’ll also discuss the orbits of comets, their origins and evolution, and one of the most famous comets of all: Halley’s Comet.
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Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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Description
We are at the cusp of a golden age in space science, as increasingly more entrepreneursElon Musk, Richard Branson, Jeff Bezosare seduced by the commercial potential of human access to space. But Beyond Earth does not offer another wide-eyed technology fantasy: instead, it is grounded not only in the human capacity for invention and the appeal of adventure but also in the bureaucratic, political, and scientific realities that present obstacles to space...
17) Stanley in space
Author
Series
Flat Stanley volume 3
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
When the residents of a far-distant planet send a message to Earth asking for someone to meet with them, the President of the United States asks Stanley Lambchop, an all-American boy, to be his ambassador.
18) Space travel
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
This children's book on space travel is packed with inspiring stories and facts about space exploration, astronauts, and the first moon landing. DK findout! Space Travel is ideal for school projects and for children who love to learn about adventures in space. From the first astronaut in space to the Apollo Moon landings, this book is packed with exciting facts about the astronauts who explored space, including Yuri Gagarin's first journey into space...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Get ready to blast off with this high-action, high-stakes middle grade adventure that's perfect for fans of Chris Grabenstein and Peter Lerangis! Miranda Regent can't believe she was just chosen as one of six kids from around the world to train for the first ever mission to Mars. But as soon as the official announcement is made, she begins receiving anonymous threatening messages...and when the training base is attacked, it looks like Miranda is the...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Only twenty-four people have seen the whole earth. The most beautiful and influential photographs ever made were taken, almost as an afterthought, by the astronauts of the Apollo space program from the moon. They inspired a generation of scientists and environmentalists to think more seriously about our responsibility for this tiny oasis in space, this "blue marble" falling through empty darkness. The Earth Gazers is a book about the long...
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