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America's Secret Space Heroes

America's Secret Space Heroes

TV-PG2017•45m•7.0/10
Documentary

Ratings

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7.0/10(1)

The inside stories of how the unknown engineers of NASA created such superior machines as the Saturn V moon rocket, the Space Shuttle, and the Hubble Space Telescope, often against incredible odds.

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Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

May 14, 2017

Last Aired

June 18, 2017

Networks

Smithsonian Channel

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Saturn V
E1
Saturn V
Air date: 2017-05-14
Witness the incredible story of the engineers who built the mighty rocket that put man on the moon: the Saturn V.
Lunar Module
E2
Lunar Module
Air date: 2017-05-21
See how a team of engineers, through ingenuity and dogged determination, built the spacecraft that put man on the moon.
Space Shuttle
E3
Space Shuttle
Air date: 2017-05-28
See how NASA engineers met the challenge to build a spacecraft that can launch like a rocket and land like an airplane.
Space Station
E4
Space Station
Air date: 2017-06-04
See how a shared goal to build a space station brought Cold War enemies together and inspired visionary breakthroughs.
Hubble Telescope
E5
Hubble Telescope
Air date: 2017-06-11
The history of the Hubble Telescope, as told by the brilliant minds and mavericks who built and repaired it.
Viking Mars Mission
E6
Viking Mars Mission
Air date: 2017-06-18
The inside story of Project Viking and the incredible ingenuity that put the first spacecraft on Mars.

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