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Season 1

  • S01E01 Astronauts

    • January 1, 2007
    • PBS

    Astronauts documents the selection of the original seven Astronauts for the Mercury space program.

  • S01E02 Friendship 7

    • January 2, 2007
    • PBS

    History of the first American orbital flight, Friendship 7, and Astronaut John Glenn.

  • S01E03 Assignment: Shoot The Moon

    • January 2, 2007
    • PBS

    Planning, science, and engineering behind the historic first moon landing.

  • S01E04 The Eagle Has Landed

    • January 2, 2007
    • PBS

    Details of the historic first moon landing in 1969, with Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong, and Edwin Aldrin.

  • S01E05 Apollo 13: Houston, We Have A Problem

    • January 2, 2007
    • PBS

    Episode detailing the aborted Apollo 13 mission and the challenges which were overcome to bring the crew safely home.

  • S01E06 Small Steps, Giant Strides: 1973

    • January 2, 2007
    • PBS

    Summary of historic accomplishments of the NASA space program from 1958 to 1973.

  • S01E07 Who's Out There?

    • January 2, 2007
    • PBS

    Episode narrated by Orson Wells detailing the unmanned NASA probes of the 1970s in search of life on other planets and beyond.

  • S01E08 The Mission Of Apollo/Soyuz

    • January 2, 2007
    • PBS

    This episode follows the collaboration and execution by the US and USSR of the Apollo/Soyuz mission and the first international cooperation in space.

  • S01E09 Space Shuttle: A Remarkable Flying Machine

    • January 2, 2007
    • PBS

    Episode detailing the Space Shuttle program and the initial flight of the shuttle Columbia on April 12, 1981.