NASA's Greatest Missions - Season 1 Episode 5 Part 5: The Shuttle
2008-03-19
270 minutes.
Season - Episode
1
Season 1 Feb 13, 2008
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1 - 1Part 1: Ordinary Supermen Feb 13, 2008 -
1 - 2Part 2: Friends and Rivals Feb 20, 2008 -
1 - 3Part 3: Landing the Eagle Feb 27, 2008 -
1 - 4Part 4: The Explorers Mar 05, 2008 -
1 - 5Part 5: The Shuttle Mar 12, 2008 -
1 - 6Part 6: A Home in Space Mar 19, 2008
0
Season 0 Jan 01, 1970
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0 - 1Freedom 7 Jan 01, 1970 -
0 - 2Friendship 7: John Glen Jan 01, 1970 -
0 - 3Proud Conquest: Gemini 7 & 6 Jan 01, 1970 -
0 - 4Debrief: Apollo 8 Jan 01, 1970 -
0 - 5The Flight of Apollo 11 Jan 01, 1970
Overview
New requirements for a bigger cargo bay prompted a breakthrough in spacecraft design. The development of the reusable Shuttle sparked a revolutionary approach to space. The Shuttle, described as a butterfly on a bullet, departed on its maiden voyage in April 1981. It was an outstanding success but subsequent missions remained as dangerous as ever, as demonstrated by both the 1985 Challenger and 2003 Columbia Shuttle disasters. But the development of the International Space Station meant that the Shuttle could not be abandoned.
Year 2008
Studio
Director
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Popularity 0.4644
Language English
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