NASA and the America's Cup
Description
Benefits From Beyond: In 1983, Australia won the Americas Cup. The USA needed an edge and they got it by using a combination of NASA technology, 3M manufacturing, and a component that was inspired by a rather unlikely contributor. The Cost: Fire crews in Los Angeles are setting alight the area of the San Gabriel Mountains to stop the wildfires that have destroyed many thousands of hectares and forests. Feature: The mission STS-103, how it has dramatically expanded astronomers' understanding of the cosmos.
Runtime
23 min
Series
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
2005
Database
Alexander Street
Direct Link
Similar Films
The Big Picture. Fifty Years of Aviation
How do airplanes fly
Global Estrangement
Seeing ourselves from space
Mars - the beginning, four and a half billion years ago
Man learns to fly
Disappearing frontier. Episode 18
Reaching for Skies
Strike from the air
Episode 8, Bombers
The Moon—Space Colonies
The Space Shuttle. Flying for Me
Things You Need to Know..About Speed
Fundamentals of aeronautics technology
Global air routes