We all know Neil Armstrong, John Glenn, Sally Ride, and other icons of America's space program. But behind the scenes, engineers have been the secret heroes, building the spacecraft and instruments that have helped man leave Earth and explore the stars. America's Secret Space Heroes reveals the inside stories of how these brilliant minds created such superior machines as the Saturn V moon rocket, the Space Shuttle, and the Hubble Space Telescope, often against incredible odds.
Show Info
Network: Smithsonian Channel
(2017 -
2017)
Schedule: Sundays at 21:00
(60 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Documentary
Genres:
DramaScience-FictionHistory
Episodes ordered: 6 episodes
Official site: www.smithsonianchannel.com
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Viking Mars Mission
Episode 1x06; Jun 18, 2017
After the success of the first manned moon landing, NASA ups the stakes by aiming for a new destination tens of millions of miles away: Mars. This is the inside story of Project Viking. Witness the overwhelming challenges engineers and scientists fac…
Previous Episodes
Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
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1x06: Viking Mars Mission | Jun 18, 2017 | |
1x05: Hubble Telescope | Jun 11, 2017 | |
1x04: Space Station | Jun 4, 2017 |