PROJECT MERCURY BEGINS - The start of NASA & America's first manned space program. MARS EXPRESS - The European Space Agency's Mars Satellite. THE SOYUZ LAUNCH SYSTEM - The gradual evolution of Russia's Soyuz launcher.
COLD WAR & THE START OF THE SPACE RACE – Cold War rivalry and the acceleration of space exploration. SERVICING HUBBLE - Preparations for Hubble's final servicing mission. CHASING A COMET - Launch and the difficult path to rendezvous.
Techknow looks at innovative solutions for accessibility and assistive technology to help persons with disabilities.
A look at the science behind curtailing the dangerous effects of climate change by capturing CO2 and converting it into useable products.
A look at how cross-breeding and manipulating corals to withstand warmer sea temperatures and more acidic condition could save coral reefs.
Monuments like the Great Sphinx, Hagia Sophia and Statue of Liberty are valued for their historical, religious and national significance.
In South Africa and Nepal, earthrise looks at food production solutions being developed to help with adjusting to new conditions.,
Trisk skis can move a person quickly in the snow, but will he survive it?,
Rebuilding a 700-year-old multi-stage weapon brings multiple problems to Matt and Jeremy.,
When we start thinking about traveling at speeds close to the speed of light, our perception of time's passing starts to get pretty mind-bending.,
For the ultra-wealthy, the best part of making money is avoiding taxes. Space could be an astronomical payday, but will all that profit slip by tax free?,
Food Anthropologist Dr. Bill Schindler is on an international quest to discover what we should eat. Hi and his family uncover ancient culinary practices and show how they can bring simplicity and good health to the modern kitchen.,
Firefighters have relied on the same basic tools for decades. But former NASA engineer Mike Ralston hopes to change that with a new breed of emergency vehicle.,
With continuous observation of Earth from orbit scientists have built a data set over time that reveals much about how the Earth breaths and life sustains itself on this living Planet.,
Sending probes throughout the solar system is a mathematician's dream and an engineer's nightmare, sling shotting probes around other planets to arrive at their destination, we checkout the latest probes about to slingshot about the solar system.,
Host/adventurer George Kourounis ups the danger factor by traveling with wild atheist shock-jock R.J. Evans to track massive lightning storms which can produce bolts of up to one hundred million volts.
George tracks a building storm that threatens that tough mid-western city, chases a hail storm, fights to get in the middle of a vicious dust-devil and the funky roadside Americana of the American Midwest
Lawn mower, pinball machine, padlock, watch, toilet, yo-yo... Using ultra realistic CGI animation, we explode everyday objects into their component parts, to reveal their secret workings.,
Escalator, leaf blower, tape measure, security safe, tennis ball launcher, music box... Using ultra realistic CGI animation, we explode everyday objects into their component parts, to reveal their secret workings.,
Chainsaw, jukebox, fishing reel, car wash, blender and bicycle pump... Using ultra realistic CGI animation, we explode everyday objects into their component parts, to reveal their secret workings.,