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.
PROJECT GEMINI ADVANCES - NASA refines the techniques needed for rendezvous. CASSINI AT SATURN - In the Cassini probe's final years of activity, its handlers are asking it to do more complex and risky assignments.
PROJECT GEMINI COMMENCES - Did Gemini give the US a lead in the space race? VENUS EXPRESS - The last days of ESA's Venus probe. EMU NASA's - Extravehicular Mobility Unit. DEEP SPACE COMMUNICATIONS - ESA's worldwide network of giant dishes.
Most air traffic control does NOT take place in a tower but rather in an area control center like this.
Sara interviews the air show performer during the off-season to talk about spring conditioning.
New breakthroughs in extra-planetary surveying and rocket propulsion are revealing the dichotomy of asteroids.
In a world where nothing is what it seems, let's explain Ambigram's and how they trick you plus we'll discover the Grandfather paradox and the question of time travel. Finally we'll put your ears to the test with the Shepard Tone illusion.
In a world where nothing is what it seems we'll explain optical illusions like forced perspective, introduce you to the magic of Newtonian fluids and take an in - depth look at the magic bed of nails trick.
In a world where nothing is what it seems we'll take a look at impossible objects such as the penrose triangle, the brain illusion pareidolia and explore the phenomenon of levitation.
Rob McCall has built a futuristic catamaran super yacht that looks like something that would transport a James Bond villain to a secret location.
Gravity Sketch is an intuitive multi-platform 3D creation tool developed by Oluwaseyi Sosanya and two other students of the Royal College of Art.
Canadian engineer Denis Boivin has invented the track n Go, which makes it possible for any 4x4 vehicle to become a snowmobile in 15 minutes.
For the soldier, the army boot is more than protective footwear. From the parade ground to the battlefield, the boot is a symbol of discipline and determination that marches the soldier right through his military career.
Developed from solidified vegetable oil, this military grade compound is a long way from department store concealer: it's sweat proof, infrared resistant, and stays on in the drenching downpour. For soldiers, especially Special Ops and snipers, camo paint completes their covert coverage.
We use music to nurture our children, comfort the sick, and worship the unseen. Music is inherently a human act, but today, artificial intelligence and algorithms have gotten more and more involved in music production, distribution, and marketing.
While psychedelics were originally seen as a tool for spiritual enlightenment and healing, new research and studies are revisiting psychedelics to reveal their potential clinical and therapeutic impact.
Comedy has always been a way for people to make sense of the world around them. As the world gets more complicated, how will comedy continue to evolve?
In this episode an intensive operation takes place to bring down a beast of a building, Harworth Colliery.
On this leg of the search, Thom meets a man capable of squirting liquid from his tearducts and a man who claims to have heatproof hands.
Thom's latest quest introduces him to Annalisa, who has the worlds loudest shout and to Brad Byers, who has the ability to force metal objects up his nose.