When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions Part 3 - SBS 28 Dec 2012 20:30

[gary]

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A reminder that episode 2 airs tonight on SBS ONE and SBS HD at 20:30 AEDT

Originally Posted by SBS

Episode 2: Friends and Rivals

NASA understands that getting to the Moon and back means mastering the art of joining two spaceships in space. With that goal, NASA begins a new program dubbed Gemini and, for the first time, will launch two men into space in a single spaceship. Gemini is charged with achieving an ambitious set of advanced space travel goals, from long-duration flights to space walks. Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov completes the first human space walk in 1965, and astronaut Ed White becomes the first American to walk in space a few months later.

The challenges of rendezvous and docking with another spacecraft have yet to be accomplished by either NASA or their Soviet counterparts. In a bold, complicated mission, NASA plans for Gemini 6 to fly thousands of miles before catching up with an orbiting Gemini 7 in a breath-taking moment of space choreography. The Moon is in their sights.

[mikerr (Michael)]

Thanks for the heads up Gary. I enjoyed the first episode last week.

Michael.

[snarkyboojum (Adrian)]

And the on-demand link on the SBS website - http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video...grams:Featured (available for the next 14 days or so).

[mikerr (Michael)]

8:30
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions
Landing the Eagle - The Apollo program is set to achieve the ultimate prize of the Space Race, landing men on the moon. But a fire breaks out in the pressurised capsule of Apollo 1, resulting in the deaths of Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. However, NASA's astronauts and engineers turn tragedy into triumph with the first manned launch of the formidable Saturn V rocket, lifting three astronauts into deep space for the first time. Two missions later and NASA is ready to land men on the moon in the ultimate test of America's space-faring vision. (From the US) (Documentary Series) (Part 3 of 6) PG CC

Tonight SBS One

Michael.

[gary]

Originally Posted by mikerr

8:30
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions
Landing the Eagle - The Apollo program is set to achieve the ultimate prize of the Space Race, landing men on the moon. But a fire breaks out in the pressurised capsule of Apollo 1, resulting in the deaths of Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. However, NASA's astronauts and engineers turn tragedy into triumph with the first manned launch of the formidable Saturn V rocket, lifting three astronauts into deep space for the first time. Two missions later and NASA is ready to land men on the moon in the ultimate test of America's space-faring vision. (From the US) (Documentary Series) (Part 3 of 6) PG CC

Tonight SBS One

Michael.

Thanks Mike,

Was just about to post and you have done the work for me.

I've changed the title of this thread to match this week's episode.

[mikerr (Michael)]

No worries. I nearly forgot to set the recorder and thought others might need a reminder also. I'm really enjoying the series.

Rgds

Michael

[Ric]

It was a great episode last night.

What a fantastic sight it must have been to see a Saturn V take off.

[snarkyboojum (Adrian)]

And for those that missed it - the on-demand link for Ep 3 - http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video...ding-The-Eagle

Great series