JPL and the Space Age: The American Rocketeer
āThe American Rocketeerā is the story of the origins of JPL, the worldās premier center for the exploration of the solar system and beyond. Itās also the story of one […]
āThe American Rocketeerā is the story of the origins of JPL, the worldās premier center for the exploration of the solar system and beyond. Itās also the story of one […]
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Explorer 1 traces the story of the role JPL played before the creation of NASA and how the lab was given a vital role as part of this new organization: […]
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After the establishment of NASA in 1958, JPLās first major assignment was to explore the Moon, taking close-up images before crash landing as part of a series of missions called […]
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“The Changing Face of Mars” reveals, through archival footage and interviews with key scientists and engineers, JPL’s first roles in exploring the Red Planet, from Mariner 4 through the 1976 […]
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This episode tells the story of the Voyagersā astounding successes and unexpected discoveries ā but most of all, itās a tale of perseverance by people and machines struggling against forces […]
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Drawing on rare film footage as well as the memories of the engineers and scientists who were there, about the first mission to orbit an outer planet.
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In 1990, Hubble meant trouble. The highly touted space telescope was designed to escape Earthās blurry atmosphere to capture unparalleled visual images of the universe, but its creators were shocked […]
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This episode retraces the journey of this daring mission to Mars that captured the imagination of people around the world with its dramatic landing and its tiny rover ā the […]
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āThe Breaking Pointā tells the story of the demise of the Mars Climate Orbiter and the Mars Polar Lander missions and the abrupt end of NASAās āFaster, Better, Cheaperā era.
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āSaving Galileoā tells how, despite many challenges and limitations, Galileo proved a resounding success.
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After the devastating loss of two back-to-back missions to Mars in 1999, NASAās Jet Propulsion Laboratory found itself at a crossroads: Would the lab pull back, becoming more cautious and […]
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āLanding on Marsā is the story of Opportunity and Spirit surviving a massive solar flare during cruise, the now well-known āsix minutes of terror,ā and what came close to being […]
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Chronicling the story of NASAās Cassini mission, using rare archival footage and interviews with pioneering engineers and scientists retelling the stories of many of humanityās first steps into the cosmos.
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Chronicling the story of NASAās Cassini mission, this is the latest in our series of documentaries, āJPL and the Space Age.ā These films use rare archival footage and interviews with […]
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Think “NASA,” and what comes to mind? Astronauts? Mars rovers? Voyager and the Golden Record? How about Earth? In fact, NASA has been studying and monitoring the health of our […]
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This episode chronicles JPLs pioneering work to understand asteroids and comets as part of NASAās larger effort to protect our planet from asteroids and comets, before they find us.
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