Space: The New Frontier

Who are these people that venture into space Once they were test pilots then scientists and engineers Now teachers politicians and paying tourists can go to space What does it take to earn the astronaut wings

Take a look at the new surge in space transportation with privately owned companies vying for government contracts and private entrepreneurs looking to build hotels in space

Every day we use these wonders of human design from communication and weather observation to GPS and recourse management As time goes on the need for these amazing machines grows and grows

With low Earth orbit delegated to private companies NASA is free to develop the deep space hardware for missions to Mars and beyond The Orion space craft and SLS launch system are well on their way to delivering this capability

Air water food electricity and fuel all the essentials to explore the solar system This episode explores the innovative plans for astronauts to grow their own food and extract water and fuel at their destinations

NASA and others are developing new innovative propulsion systems ion thrusters and solar sails The science fiction Warp drive is not as far away as once thought

The threat of an asteroid strike is a very real danger in our solar system Mankind is now in a position to defend the planet from such an eventuality

The Hubble Telescope is nearing its end Its replacements are ready to go ready to peer further back in time and space than ever imagined

The past and the future of Earth and ourselves are revealed to us through the life cycle of stars

There are many things that we dont know about the Universe especially when it comes to dark matter and dark energy See what Scientists continue to unveil as they devote so much time and effort to this study