In space. Episode 18
Description
Student Design: Here we look at the different ways that NASA continues its development through business ideas and student innovations. Olympic Security: Satellite technology is now being incorporated into security protection at high profile events such as the Olympics. Mir Space Station: A look back at the history of Russian exploration in space focusing on the ill-fated Mir Space Station that was sunk in the Pacific in 2002. IRAS: This Infrared Astronomical Satellite uses a special lens to look at bodies in the galaxy in a completely different light. Pioneer 10: Launch in 1972, this satellite was the first man made object to leave our solar system and continues to provide vital data from millions of miles away. Gemini 3: Here we look at an important set of missions in the early 1960s that helped answer many vital questions for NASA and have helped it reach the level it has today.
Runtime
24 min
Series
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
2006
Database
Alexander Street
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