Strip the Cosmos

A look at how many everyday items are made.

This series journeys into the technological past that shaped our world. Travel back in time to understand the motivations behind early solutions and inventions. Much of the science and technology we consider to be "modern" was created by civilizations long ago.

How mega buildings and cutting-edge ships, trains and planes were designed and built. As the show revels in these modern day creations, it also leaps back in time to recount the stories of the exceptional engineers whose technological advances made it all possible.

Revealing terrifying accidents, fights for survival, and stories of close calls and near misses by the astronauts who survived them. This series offers chilling accounts of the challenges of space exploration as told only by the explorers who lived them and the men and women in mission control who helped each team avert disaster.

Revealing the origin stories of popular monster mysteries, each episode looks at the history, archaeology and truths behind legendary creatures.