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Space Disasters

Season 1
Witness history's worst spacecraft calamities and see how they led to improvements that helped us reach greater heights.
20206 episodesTV-PG
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  1. S1 E1 - First Generation
    September 14, 2020
    44min
    TV-PG
    Witness NASA's early missions and tragedies--in the sky and on the ground--as it pushed the limits of space exploration.
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  2. S1 E2 - Failure at Re-Entry
    September 21, 2020
    44min
    TV-PG
    From the Skylab PR disaster to space shuttle close calls and tragedies, look at the challenges and dangers of re-entry.
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  3. S1 E3 - Fixing on the Fly
    September 28, 2020
    44min
    TV-PG
    See how astronauts and Mission Control have made some incredible fixes thanks to quick thinking and nerves of steel.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Human Factor
    October 5, 2020
    44min
    TV-PG
    See how little things like a stripped screw or a faulty toilet can become big emergencies when they happen in space.
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  5. S1 E5 - When Weather Strikes
    November 15, 2020
    44min
    TV-PG
    From X-class solar storms in space to severe lightning strikes on Earth, see how weather poses constant threats to NASA.
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  6. S1 E6 - Failure to Launch
    November 22, 2020
    44min
    TV-PG
    From America's Vanguard in 1957 to Europe's Vega in 2019, observe 60+ years of space flight failures on the launchpad.
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