Project Impossible
Project Impossible is an original series that follows a new generation of epic engineering projects that were considered unthinkable just a few years ago. Each episode of Project Impossible features multiple stories that illustrate man-made projects that are crucial to our future.
- 2017-2018
- 1 season
- Documentary
Project Impossible is an original series that follows a new generation of epic engineering projects that were considered unthinkable just a few years ago. Each episode of Project Impossible features multiple stories that illustrate man-made projects that are crucial to our future.
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2017 - 2018
Episode 1
Super Structures
Wed, May 24, 2017 40 mins
Throughout history, mankind has built amazing structures, engineered to overcome unique challenges. Now, a new class of super structures are taking on the impossible: the largest moveable building in history, a super-tall skyscraper built to withstand killer earthquakes, a next-generation sports stadium inspired by an ancient Roman temple, and a bridge being raised while it stays open to traffic. This is Project Impossible: Super Structures.
Episode 2
Sinking Cities
Wed, Sep 19, 2018 40 mins
To save our great cities from catastrophic flooding, engineers are raising some of the biggest sea defenses in history. Venice MOSE Wall, Delta Flume, Japan Tsunami Barrier, New Jersey Storm Defense.
Episode 3
Battling the Blackout
Wed, Sep 12, 2018 40 mins
Across the world, engineers are going to extreme lengths to keep the lights on. Gemini Wind Station, Iceland's Geothermal Power Plant, SmartHydro Turbine in the Amazon.
Episode 4
Man vs Nature
Wed, Sep 19, 2018
As humans push even further into the world's most extreme environments, the question is: how far can we go? A new breed of tools allows man to face deadly forces once thought impossible. On this episode: polar survival suit; thermal imaging fire fighter mask; big wave surfing emergency vest.
Episode 5
Dangerous Demolition
Sat, Sep 1, 2018 41 mins
In demolition, one mistake can cost you your life. In this episode: imploding a casino, dismantling chemical weapons, tripping a grain silo.
Episode 6
Engineering America
Sat, Sep 1, 2018 41 mins
Across America, a new generation of projects are reshaping the country's infrastructure. In this episode: Los Angeles Subway, New Orleans Flood Defense, Tappan Zee Bridge, Mount Rushmore Preservation.
Episode 7
Unsolved Mysteries
Wed, Sep 19, 2018 42 mins
Brand new machines are helping explorers reveal mysteries once thought lost forever. Searching for the lost German submarine U-576, digging up one of Europe's largest buried artifacts, the Cochno Stone.
Episode 8
Digging Deeper
Wed, Sep 12, 2018 41 mins
New technology is allowing us to build underground structures that far surpass any building on earth. Sanford Underground Research Lab, London Cross Rail and Mail Rail, Mexico City Emisor Oriente.
Episode 9
Conquering the Arctic
Wed, Sep 12, 2018 41 mins
What does it takes to build in the world's coldest conditions? Russian nuclear icebreakers, laying fiber optic cable in the arctic ocean, building an arctic airport, constructing the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway.
Episode 10
Biggest Breakthroughs
Wed, Sep 12, 2018
A revolution in engineering is making today's technology as outdated as the horse and buggy. Lightning LS-218 electric motorcycle, the Hyperloop, International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor or ITER.