A series geared towards kids age 13-16 explores what the world will look like in the year 2050 as experts in various fields consider how advancements in science, technology, engineering and mathematics will affect the future.
The history of flying automobiles, from the earliest attempts to move from road to air to technological breakthroughs that have made the concept feasible.
Commissioned by and aired on The Discovery Channel to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of NASA, the six-part documentary miniseries When We Left Earth weaves into one epic narrative the tale of America's quest to chart the heavens. From John Glenn's experiences as the first American to orbit the earth in outer space (and the third in space per se) to the innovative, groundbreaking extraterrestrial repairs of the Hubble telescope (c. December '93), this program touches on all of the major highlights in the United States space program. Throughout, the series makes fervent use of extensive footage shot of the astronauts in mid-mission.