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Space Disasters

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  • 2020-2020
  • 1 Season
  • Smithsonian Channel
  • Documentary
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The tragic launch rehearsal that nearly ended the Apollo Moon Program. The Mir Space Station collision of 1997. The re-entry failure of Space Shuttle Columbia. Each NASA and Soviet space mission is a high-stakes project with an ever-present risk of failure. This series pays tribute to the bold men and women who put their lives on the line in order to get a foothold in the heavens...sometimes with spectacularly disastrous results. We also show how the close calls and catastrophes of our past paved the way for the breakthroughs of today.

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Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

First Generation

Sat, Oct 17, 202044 mins

Witness NASA's early missions and tragedies--in the sky and on the ground--as it pushed the limits of space exploration.

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