Space age, NASA's story. Series 1, Episode 4, Life and death in space /

Life and Death in Space investigates: after visiting the Moon, humanity seeks to explore deep space and learn to live beyond the Earth. This requires extensive experimentation, and the building of NASA’s first space station – Skylab. Thus begins a new stage in space exploration, heralding the replac...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Dunton-Downer, John (Director, Producer), Simpson, Alisdair (Narrator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2010.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Outer space > Exploration. Astronautics. Space flight to the moon. Astronautique. Vol vers la Lune. Exploration of outer space. Outer space. Documentary television programs. Documentaires télévisés.
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Summary:	Life and Death in Space investigates: after visiting the Moon, humanity seeks to explore deep space and learn to live beyond the Earth. This requires extensive experimentation, and the building of NASA’s first space station – Skylab. Thus begins a new stage in space exploration, heralding the replacement of rivalry with partnership; The International Space Station unites over a dozen nations – with Japanese, Canadian and European astronauts aiming to complete it by 2010. Meanwhile NASA’s greatest asset – the Hubble Space Telescope – reveals what is waiting for us deep in space, having begun its life as NASA’s most famous mistake. Life and Death in Space is part of the BBC documentary series, Space Age: NASA's Story, looking at the history of NASA and the technology now being used.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed May 29, 2019).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (53 minutes)
Playing Time:	00:52:07