This episode looks at the development of new human-rated spacecraft, reusable boosters, laser communications, the Ion Drive and new techniques to refuel satellites in space.
This episode looks at the growing understanding of the Earth's complex climatic systems and the part on-orbit observation plays in the growth of knowledge about our planet.
In this episode an intensive operation takes place to bring down a beast of a building, Harworth Colliery.
Brendan Moar is here to uncover the people and machinery behind the worlds most dangerous and captivating demolitions.
In this episode a 170 meter tower is imploded! The structure is close to a public highway so there's an extra element of concern for local safety.
In this episode we examine advances in aviation that include flying cars being developed by Slovakian and Japanese companies. Ride share companies are also considering aerial options.
In this episode, we look at the ways robotic engineers are mimicking the natural world. BionicWheelBot and the BionicFlyingFox have been developed to navigate difficult terrain, like their biological counterparts.
This episode investigates the jobs of the future, and why it might not be long before your co-worker is a robot. As industry changes, companies are identifying ways to re-train their workforce so they can be deployed in new roles.
PROJECT GEMINI DOCKING AND EVA - In the final phase of the Gemini program NASA struggles with docking and spacewalks. CURIOUSITY ROVING MARS - On the surface of Mars the Curiousity rover is changing the way we think about the red planet.
Monuments like the Great Sphinx, Hagia Sophia and Statue of Liberty are valued for their historical, religious and national significance.
We take you flying in this classic Russian workhorse. Anthony gets hands-on with the revolutionary iPad tablet to show some of the most popular aviation tools available. A look at the future of commercial aviation… but who will be there to fly these things?
Kurtis learns about aircraft power plants from Penn Yan Aero's Bill Middlebrook, whose family has a long and rich history in American aviation. Anthony shows that buying The Aviators' new 210 can be just as simple as buying a used car. And accessorizing it can be just as fun. Raeleen celebrates women in aviation at the most female friendly airport in the world.
What can Terry do with just a paperclip? Probably nothing, but Larry and Terry will test several scenes from MacGyver, including making an exploding pen, shooting a spear out of a telescope, and they will enlist the help of Andre Ellingson's Special Effects team to see if they can turn a car muffler into a bazooka!
Terry takes himself out of “retirement” to test some scenes from RED that will be extremely dangerous. One of which Larry will take great joy in because he gets to fire an RPG at Terry to see if he can shoot it out of the air, and Terry gets to play with a mini-gun again to see if he can cut a van in half!!
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.
Lord Prescott visits Whitaker's chocolate factory to explore large-scale chocolate making, from factory lines to expert tasting and the company's rich history. He then heads to HECK! Sausages in North Yorkshire, where he attempts to create his own custom recipe—the Hull banger.
Heart disease is the number one cause of death worldwide, but there are researchers frantically working to change that.
66 million years ago, an asteroid slammed into Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, causing a dinosaur mass extinction. With over 700,000 asteroids in space, what's in store for humanity and our planet if it happens again?
A ballistic missile test by India recently shot down one of its own communications satellites. With over 900,000 pieces of debris currently orbiting planet Earth, space trash has become a very real threat to ongoing missions.