Xploration Outer Space
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Xploration Outer SpaceAmericans have been fascinated by the cosmos for decades and rely on NASA to explore celestial bodies seen in the night sky to get a better idea of what is out there. In this series, former NASA employee Emily Calandrelli visits some of the agency's facilities, private companies and universities to speak with people knowledgeable about the topic to help "show off the coolest aspects of the space industry," to use her words. Technology, a potential manned mission to Mars and planetary tourism are some themes.S2, EP8 "Building and Testing Rockets"An Alabama facility manufactures rockets; NASA tests them before launch.
S3, EP1 "Citizen Science"The public helps scientists to explore outer space; sending bacteria samples to the International Space Station; tweeting observations about the northern lights; using home computers to search for alien life.
S3, EP10 "Second Annual Student Astronaut Contest"High-school and college students go aboard a zero-G aircraft and experience microgravity.
S5, EP8 "Highlights of Apollo"Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing; amazing footage; interviews with astronauts and historians.
S5, EP11 "Student Astronaut Contest"Host Emily Calandrelli holds the fourth annual Student Astronaut Contest; one student will win a trip to Russia to train like a cosmonaut at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.
S5, EP6 "Unique Space Jobs"Emily Calandrelli explores some of the most unique occupations in the space industry.
S5, EP7 "Extreme Labs"The world's largest flying observatory; an underwater habitat nearly a mile underground.
S2, EP15 "Student Astronaut Contest"Emily Calandrelli meets the extraordinary students who won a prize to visit Hawaii and experience the HI-SEAS habitat, a Mars simulation.
S3, EP8 "Mojave Air and Space Port"The world's leading private space companies test their top-secret technologies in the desert of California; Mojave Air and Space Port; the technologies of tomorrow that will lead the way in space exploration.
S8, EP5 "Xploration Outer Space"NASA faces obstacles on the path back to the moon.
S3, EP11 "Space Bots"When venturing into deep space to discover new worlds, robots are needed to first explore the extreme environments.
"Journey Back to the Moon"NASA's plans to send humans back to the moon and create a permanent residence on the lunar surface.
S6, EP2 "Game Changers"From exploring the groundbreaking LIGO in Louisiana to picking the brain of NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, Emily Calandrelli takes a look at some factors that have changed the space game forever.
S3, EP9 "Aliens"Exploring the latest in science's search for life outside of planet Earth.
S8, EP6 "Xploration Outer Space"Exploring myths about Mars that were promoted by respected scientists; recent mysteries that have yet to be solved.
S2, EP2 "NASA Spinoffs"A look at products initially made for the space program that make life better here on Earth, from the tiny smartphone cameras to the space-age materials that help people walk again.
S2, EP1 "The Top 20 Greatest Moments in Space Caught on Video"The space program captures breathtaking and dramatic images in the solar system and in galaxies beyond.
S2, EP4 "Space This Amusement Park"Amusement park rides can be like space travel.
S8, EP4The prospect of going to Mars and turning it into a living planet.
S8, EP3 "Should We Explore or Should We Not?"Exploring the possibility of sending humans to explore deep space.
S3, EP7 "Stories From Space"Four astronauts who have gone on missions into outer space share their perspectives of life in micro-gravity; Story Musgrave, the only astronaut to fly aboard all five space shuttles; Anna Fisher, one of the first American females to go into space.
S3, EP6 "Who Owns Space?"Private companies that are making plans to venture into outer space to mine valuable resources from asteroids and the moon; a man who claims to own an asteroid.
S3, EP5 "The Art of Space"Four artists display their unique methods of illustrating the mysterious frontier of outer space; Don Pettit, an astronaut, takes photos from the International Space Station; an artist uses spray paint to portray vivid views of space.
S3, EP4 "A Satellite's Eye View"A new generation of satellites; satellites that will provide instant images and bring high-speed internet to people.
S2, EP6 "Why We Explore"The case for space exploration: a change in perspective; economic benefits.
S1, EP12 "Extreme Space"Deaths of massive stars cause supernovas, gamma ray bursts and black holes; tracking them aboard a 747.
S1, EP11 "The All-Powerful Sun"The sun provides us with light, heat, and the potential for a ton of clean energy, but it can also turn space into a danger zone; an examination of a few major solar storms as well as the largest solar thermal energy facility in the world.
S1, EP10 "Satellites"Satellites of all sizes; how satellites are made and tested; the building of NASA's ICESat 2.
S1, EP9 "Rockets & Propulsion"How rockets are made; how they blast off and make their way through the Earth's atmosphere; NASA's Wallops Flight Facility; preparing for the launch of the Antares Rocket; a propulsion system may be the key to one day traveling to Mars.
S1, EP8 "Space Tourism"Outer space; companies planning to send tourists into space; Virgin Galactic; a two-week visit to the International Space Station and a return home orbiting the moon.
S1, EP7 "Journey to the Moon"The moon; teams competing for the Google Lunar X Prize; returning to the moon.
S1, EP6 "Space Balloons"Creating and testing high-altitude balloons to survive the rigors of near space; a balloon lifts an 8,000-pound telescope to the edge of space and discovers something amazing; a dramatic search-and-rescue mission.
S1, EP5 "Asteroids"Asteroids and their potential impact on Earth; an asteroid may have killed off the dinosaurs; the Chelyabinsk meteor of 2013; predicting impact size on the moon and the Earth; valuable materials in asteroids.
S1, EP4 "Life Beyond Earth"SETI searches for intelligent life in the universe; top candidates to host life beyond Earth.
S1, EP3 "Robots in Space"Robots; Robonaut; the Space Exploration Vehicle; the ATHLETE rover.
S1, EP2 "Astronaut Training"What it takes to be an astronaut; the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory; space suits; astronaut Cady Coleman; reduced gravity aircraft.
S1, EP1 "Preparing for Mars"Mars; Curiosity rover; Mars Desert Research Station.
Americans have been fascinated by the cosmos for decades and rely on NASA to explore celestial bodies seen in the night sky to get a better idea of what is out there. In this series, former NASA employee Emily Calandrelli visits some of the agency's facilities, private companies and universities to speak with people knowledgeable about the topic to help "show off the coolest aspects of the space industry," to use her words. Technology, a potential manned mission to Mars and planetary tourism are some themes.
Original Air Date: Sep 8, 2014
Rating: TVPG
Playback: HD
4 seasons available on demand (19 episodes)
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