Trajectory: Milestones in Space Exploration

Trajectory: Milestones in Space Exploration

Season 1
Revisit the key advances that have marked space exploration and find out the very latest innovations in space science.
202113 episodes13+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - The Space Race, The Hubble, Chasing Comets & Space Debris

    December 10, 2021
    24min
    13+
    Cold War and the Start of the Space Race - Cold War rivalry and the acceleration of space exploration. Servicing Hubble - Preparations for Hubble’s final servicing mission. Chasing a Comet – Launch and the difficult path to rendezvous. Space Debris - Monitoring orbital debris.
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  2. S1 E2 - Project Mercury, The Mars Express & The Soyuz Launch System

    December 10, 2021
    24min
    13+
    Project Mercury Begins - The start of NASA & America’s first manned space program. Mar Express - The European Space Agency’s Mars Satellite. The Soyuz Launch System - The gradual evolution of Russia’s Soyuz launcher.
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  3. S1 E4 - Project Mercury Advancement, Camera Tracking & the International Space Station

    December 10, 2021
    24min
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    Project Mercury Advances - America’s first manned space program finally puts a man in orbit. Camera Tracking - the array of special cameras that follow a spacecraft at launch. The International Space Station - The building and operation of the orbiting laboratory.
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  4. S1 E5 - Project Gemini, Venus Express, EMU & Deep Space Communication

    December 10, 2021
    24min
    7+
    Project Gemini Commences – Did Gemini give the US a lead in the space race? Venus Express – The last days of ESA’s Venus probe. EMU - NASA’s Extravehicular Mobility Unit. Deep Space Communications – ESA’s worldwide network of giant dishes.
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  5. S1 E6 - Project Gemini Advances, Cassini at Saturn & More about Mars

    December 10, 2021
    24min
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    Project Gemini Advances - NASA refines the techniques needed for rendezvous. Cassini at Saturn - In the Cassini probe’s final years of activity its handlers are asking it to do more complex and risky assignments.
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  6. S1 E7 - Project Gemini docking, Mars Curiosity & Satellite Swarms

    December 10, 2021
    24min
    ALL
    Project Gemini: Docking and EVA - In the final phase of the Gemini program NASA struggles with docking and spacewalks. Curiosity Roving Mars - On the surface of Mars the Curiosity rover is changing the way we think about the red planet.
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  7. S1 E8 - The Apollo Program Begins, Caves and Planck

    December 10, 2021
    24min
    ALL
    The Apollo Program Begins - At the very beginning of NASA’s moon project things go wrong. ESA’s special training program for astronauts. Planck - Mapping the cosmic microwave background radiation.
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  8. S1 E9 - Rebuilding Apollo, Orbiting Carbon & Zero Gravity Training

    December 10, 2021
    24min
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    Rebuilding Project Apollo - After the Apollo 1 disaster NASA resumes manned space flight. Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 - Monitoring the Earth’s Co2 levels in unprecedented detail. Zero Gravity Training - Parabolic flights and their role in weightlessness training.
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  9. S1 E10 - Beyond Earth Orbit, IXV Vehicles & Galileo Satellites Lost and Found

    December 10, 2021
    24min
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    Beyond Earth Orbit - The Apollo program takes bold new steps. IXV Re-entry Vehicle - Europe is working to perfect a re-entry vehicle. Galileo Satellites Lost and Found - Navigation satellites go into incorrect orbit.
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  10. S1 E11 - To The Moon, SpaceX's Dragon and Falcon & GAIA

    December 10, 2021
    24min
    7+
    To the Moon – The Apollo program achieves its major objective. Dragon Falcon and Spacex – New Directions in re-usable spacecraft. Gaia – Mapping our galaxy in unprecedented detail.
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  11. S1 E12 - The Beginning of the End, Apollo Gets Complicated & the End of Apollo

    December 10, 2021
    24min
    13+
    The beginning of the End – After the first moon landing the Apollo science program was about to start in earnest but people were losing interest. Apollo gets complicated – new technology is added that extends the reach of the Apollo program.
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  12. S1 E13 - The shuttle program, The Challenger Disaster & Return to Space

    December 10, 2021
    24min
    13+
    The Shuttle Program – The first reusable spacecraft. The Challenger Disaster – Pressing launch schedules to lead to carelessness and the loss of the Challenger. Return to Space – A re-designed shuttle is back in space with a redefined role.
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  13. S1 E14 - The Space Shuttle Matures, Complex Space Construction & The Final Years of the Space Shuttle

    December 10, 2021
    24min
    ALL
    The Space Shuttles matures – the Space Transportation System changes the nature of orbital missions. Complex Construction in Space – Confidence in the shuttle begins to return and engineers forget the lessons of the past.
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