Learning to live in space

Description

Liftoff: World's largest airplane - a group of NASA old-timers, drawn together again to teach, help, and inspire young minds, while setting some impressive world records along the way. Trailblazers: Endeavour's satellite rescue mission. We go behind the scenes to check out the more ordinary daily routines of these extraordinary men and women. The Search: Meteors and Comets - Thanks to new imaging techniques, we now know more about them than ever before. All Systems Go: Living in Space - How astronauts prepare for those awe inspiring space walks. Training in huge underwater tanks, they know that what they learn here will save their lives up there. And finally: NASA's Story - The award-winning photographer who managed to capture the tension, joy, and spirit of each momentous occasion NASA.

Runtime

24 min

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Date of Publication

2005

Database

Alexander Street

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