Starting tonight, Friday 14th Dec 2012, SBS is airing a 6 part documentary series
"When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions".
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Using re-mastered high definition footage from the libraries of NASA, this series reveals the missions, the people and the triumphs of space exploration.
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Episode 1: Ordinary Supermen
NASA, formed in 1958, one year after the launch of Sputnik, is leading the search for test pilots who have what it takes to enter the unknown of outer space. The seven men chosen to fly the Mercury capsule each know what it means to risk their lives. On average, one test pilot a week is dying in an air crash - the danger of riding in a rocket will not faze these men.
The first American in space will face a number of unanswered questions: Will a man in space be able to swallow food or drink? Will he go insane? Will he die from radiation exposure? Faced with fierce Soviet competition, the race is on to answer these and many other important questions. President Kennedy dares America to get to the Moon within 10 years, and early missions are critical steps in a process that will culminate in the ultimate goal of landing a human on the Moon.
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SBS web page including synopses of other episodes here -
http://www.sbs.com.au/documentary/program/1091