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JPL and the Space Age
A successful flyby of Venus by Mariner 2 in 1962 would give the United States its first “first in space.” And after finally succeeding with its Ranger program, JPL would go on to manage the highly successful Surveyor missions that soft landed on the Moon, serving as pathfinders for the Apollo astronauts.
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Mission Wings
May 1941: Britain's very first jet powered aircraft makes its maiden flight. It was brief seventeen minute exercise but it was a major technological accomplishment. In the ten years that followed, British designers and engineers struggled to harness the power of this new awesome propulsion system.
Speed
The most innovative area of human motion lies not on Earth, but with the exploration of space. Meet the private space entrepreneurs jostling to offer the tantalizing prospect of cheap, frequent travel beyond the atmosphere into Earth orbit.
The Aviators
Of all Germany’s aces, few can boast of belonging in the same class as the legendary Adolf Galland. His more than 100 victories against Western opponents are a testament to his bravery and skill as a pilot. In the early 1990’s, Galland invited a camera crew into his home to discuss his personal recollections of the war
JPL and the Space Age
A successful flyby of Venus by Mariner 2 in 1962 would give the United States its first “first in space.” And after finally succeeding with its Ranger program, JPL would go on to manage the highly successful Surveyor missions that soft landed on the Moon, serving as pathfinders for the Apollo astronauts.
Mission Wings
May 1941: Britain's very first jet powered aircraft makes its maiden flight. It was brief seventeen minute exercise but it was a major technological accomplishment. In the ten years that followed, British designers and engineers struggled to harness the power of this new awesome propulsion system.
Speed
The most innovative area of human motion lies not on Earth, but with the exploration of space. Meet the private space entrepreneurs jostling to offer the tantalizing prospect of cheap, frequent travel beyond the atmosphere into Earth orbit.
The Aviators
Of all Germany’s aces, few can boast of belonging in the same class as the legendary Adolf Galland. His more than 100 victories against Western opponents are a testament to his bravery and skill as a pilot. In the early 1990’s, Galland invited a camera crew into his home to discuss his personal recollections of the war
JPL and the Space Age
A successful flyby of Venus by Mariner 2 in 1962 would give the United States its first “first in space.” And after finally succeeding with its Ranger program, JPL would go on to manage the highly successful Surveyor missions that soft landed on the Moon, serving as pathfinders for the Apollo astronauts.
Mission Wings
May 1941: Britain's very first jet powered aircraft makes its maiden flight. It was brief seventeen minute exercise but it was a major technological accomplishment. In the ten years that followed, British designers and engineers struggled to harness the power of this new awesome propulsion system.
The Aviators
The end of 1941 saw German ace Adolph Galland promoted to General of the Fighters. In part II of Aerocinema’s exclusive series,Galland takes us inside Hitler’s inner circle and reveals the secret plans for one of WWII boldest operations.
JPL and the Space Age
The Changing Face of Mars reveals, through archival footage and interviews with key scientists and engineers, JPL's first roles in exploring the Red Planet, from Mariner 4, through the 1976 arrival of the Viking orbiters and landers.
Mission Wings
The Hawker Hurricane: Often overshadowed by the sleek and slender Spitfire, it was in many ways Britain’s greatest fighter of World War II. At the time of Britain’s greatest crisis Hurricanes withstood the onslaughts from Germany, Italy and Japan. Like the American P-39, P-40 and F4F Wildcat it was one of the early fighters that manned the ramparts.
Becoming Martians
Humans seem to be on the cusp of reaching Mars, but how did we get to this point? Our journey to our neighboring planet traces a path connecting Nikola Tesla, Nazi weapons of war, a Cold War space race, and a string of blockbuster discoveries made by some of NASA’s most talented robots.
The Aviators
The end of 1941 saw German ace Adolph Galland promoted to General of the Fighters. In part II of Aerocinema’s exclusive series,Galland takes us inside Hitler’s inner circle and reveals the secret plans for one of WWII boldest operations.
JPL and the Space Age
The Changing Face of Mars reveals, through archival footage and interviews with key scientists and engineers, JPL's first roles in exploring the Red Planet, from Mariner 4, through the 1976 arrival of the Viking orbiters and landers.
Mission Wings
The Hawker Hurricane: Often overshadowed by the sleek and slender Spitfire, it was in many ways Britain’s greatest fighter of World War II. At the time of Britain’s greatest crisis Hurricanes withstood the onslaughts from Germany, Italy and Japan. Like the American P-39, P-40 and F4F Wildcat it was one of the early fighters that manned the ramparts.
Becoming Martians
Humans seem to be on the cusp of reaching Mars, but how did we get to this point? Our journey to our neighboring planet traces a path connecting Nikola Tesla, Nazi weapons of war, a Cold War space race, and a string of blockbuster discoveries made by some of NASA’s most talented robots.
The Aviators
The end of 1941 saw German ace Adolph Galland promoted to General of the Fighters. In part II of Aerocinema’s exclusive series,Galland takes us inside Hitler’s inner circle and reveals the secret plans for one of WWII boldest operations.
JPL and the Space Age
The Changing Face of Mars reveals, through archival footage and interviews with key scientists and engineers, JPL's first roles in exploring the Red Planet, from Mariner 4, through the 1976 arrival of the Viking orbiters and landers.
Mission Wings
The Hawker Hurricane: Often overshadowed by the sleek and slender Spitfire, it was in many ways Britain’s greatest fighter of World War II. At the time of Britain’s greatest crisis Hurricanes withstood the onslaughts from Germany, Italy and Japan. Like the American P-39, P-40 and F4F Wildcat it was one of the early fighters that manned the ramparts.
Becoming Martians
Humans seem to be on the cusp of reaching Mars, but how did we get to this point? Our journey to our neighboring planet traces a path connecting Nikola Tesla, Nazi weapons of war, a Cold War space race, and a string of blockbuster discoveries made by some of NASA’s most talented robots.
The Aviators
The end of 1941 saw German ace Adolph Galland promoted to General of the Fighters. In part II of Aerocinema’s exclusive series,Galland takes us inside Hitler’s inner circle and reveals the secret plans for one of WWII boldest operations.
JPL and the Space Age
The Changing Face of Mars reveals, through archival footage and interviews with key scientists and engineers, JPL's first roles in exploring the Red Planet, from Mariner 4, through the 1976 arrival of the Viking orbiters and landers.
Mission Wings
The Hawker Hurricane: Often overshadowed by the sleek and slender Spitfire, it was in many ways Britain’s greatest fighter of World War II. At the time of Britain’s greatest crisis Hurricanes withstood the onslaughts from Germany, Italy and Japan. Like the American P-39, P-40 and F4F Wildcat it was one of the early fighters that manned the ramparts.
Becoming Martians
Humans seem to be on the cusp of reaching Mars, but how did we get to this point? Our journey to our neighboring planet traces a path connecting Nikola Tesla, Nazi weapons of war, a Cold War space race, and a string of blockbuster discoveries made by some of NASA’s most talented robots.
The Aviators
The end of 1941 saw German ace Adolph Galland promoted to General of the Fighters. In part II of Aerocinema’s exclusive series,Galland takes us inside Hitler’s inner circle and reveals the secret plans for one of WWII boldest operations.
JPL and the Space Age
The Changing Face of Mars reveals, through archival footage and interviews with key scientists and engineers, JPL's first roles in exploring the Red Planet, from Mariner 4, through the 1976 arrival of the Viking orbiters and landers.
Mission Wings
The Hawker Hurricane: Often overshadowed by the sleek and slender Spitfire, it was in many ways Britain’s greatest fighter of World War II. At the time of Britain’s greatest crisis Hurricanes withstood the onslaughts from Germany, Italy and Japan. Like the American P-39, P-40 and F4F Wildcat it was one of the early fighters that manned the ramparts.
Becoming Martians
Humans seem to be on the cusp of reaching Mars, but how did we get to this point? Our journey to our neighboring planet traces a path connecting Nikola Tesla, Nazi weapons of war, a Cold War space race, and a string of blockbuster discoveries made by some of NASA’s most talented robots.
The Aviators
The end of 1941 saw German ace Adolph Galland promoted to General of the Fighters. In part II of Aerocinema’s exclusive series,Galland takes us inside Hitler’s inner circle and reveals the secret plans for one of WWII boldest operations.
JPL and the Space Age
The Changing Face of Mars reveals, through archival footage and interviews with key scientists and engineers, JPL's first roles in exploring the Red Planet, from Mariner 4, through the 1976 arrival of the Viking orbiters and landers.
The Aviators
The summer of 1941 saw the RAF take the War to Hitler as British fighters and bombers swept into German occupied territory in North Western Europe. These operations, meant to taunt the Luftwaffe fighters into combat, would also bring two legends of the air face to face: German ace Adolf Galland and British hero Douglas Bader.
JPL and the Space Age
In 1977, the greatest adventure in space exploration began with the launch of the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft, two robotic explorers designed to explore the deep reaches of our solar system.
Mission Wings
During the Battle of Britain the Hawker Hurricane proved a tenacious warrior, holding its own against Germany’s best fighters. But soon tenacity would not be enough to guarantee survival. As ever faster German fighters rose up against the RAF, the less agile Hurricane was clearly outmatched.
Becoming Martians
Science may soon make the dream of traveling to Mars a reality, but how will we live once we get there? How will we manage our basic human needs of food, water, and shelter on a planet known for its barren surface conditions, high radiation levels, and toxic dirt?
The Aviators
The summer of 1941 saw the RAF take the War to Hitler as British fighters and bombers swept into German occupied territory in North Western Europe. These operations, meant to taunt the Luftwaffe fighters into combat, would also bring two legends of the air face to face: German ace Adolf Galland and British hero Douglas Bader.
JPL and the Space Age
In 1977, the greatest adventure in space exploration began with the launch of the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft, two robotic explorers designed to explore the deep reaches of our solar system.
Mission Wings
During the Battle of Britain the Hawker Hurricane proved a tenacious warrior, holding its own against Germany’s best fighters. But soon tenacity would not be enough to guarantee survival. As ever faster German fighters rose up against the RAF, the less agile Hurricane was clearly outmatched.
Becoming Martians
Science may soon make the dream of traveling to Mars a reality, but how will we live once we get there? How will we manage our basic human needs of food, water, and shelter on a planet known for its barren surface conditions, high radiation levels, and toxic dirt?
The Aviators
The summer of 1941 saw the RAF take the War to Hitler as British fighters and bombers swept into German occupied territory in North Western Europe. These operations, meant to taunt the Luftwaffe fighters into combat, would also bring two legends of the air face to face: German ace Adolf Galland and British hero Douglas Bader.
JPL and the Space Age
In 1977, the greatest adventure in space exploration began with the launch of the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft, two robotic explorers designed to explore the deep reaches of our solar system.
Mission Wings
During the Battle of Britain the Hawker Hurricane proved a tenacious warrior, holding its own against Germany’s best fighters. But soon tenacity would not be enough to guarantee survival. As ever faster German fighters rose up against the RAF, the less agile Hurricane was clearly outmatched.
Becoming Martians
Science may soon make the dream of traveling to Mars a reality, but how will we live once we get there? How will we manage our basic human needs of food, water, and shelter on a planet known for its barren surface conditions, high radiation levels, and toxic dirt?
The Aviators
The summer of 1941 saw the RAF take the War to Hitler as British fighters and bombers swept into German occupied territory in North Western Europe. These operations, meant to taunt the Luftwaffe fighters into combat, would also bring two legends of the air face to face: German ace Adolf Galland and British hero Douglas Bader.
JPL and the Space Age
In 1977, the greatest adventure in space exploration began with the launch of the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft, two robotic explorers designed to explore the deep reaches of our solar system.
Mission Wings
During the Battle of Britain the Hawker Hurricane proved a tenacious warrior, holding its own against Germany’s best fighters. But soon tenacity would not be enough to guarantee survival. As ever faster German fighters rose up against the RAF, the less agile Hurricane was clearly outmatched.
Becoming Martians
Science may soon make the dream of traveling to Mars a reality, but how will we live once we get there? How will we manage our basic human needs of food, water, and shelter on a planet known for its barren surface conditions, high radiation levels, and toxic dirt?
The Aviators
The summer of 1941 saw the RAF take the War to Hitler as British fighters and bombers swept into German occupied territory in North Western Europe. These operations, meant to taunt the Luftwaffe fighters into combat, would also bring two legends of the air face to face: German ace Adolf Galland and British hero Douglas Bader.
JPL and the Space Age
In 1977, the greatest adventure in space exploration began with the launch of the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft, two robotic explorers designed to explore the deep reaches of our solar system.
Mission Wings
During the Battle of Britain the Hawker Hurricane proved a tenacious warrior, holding its own against Germany’s best fighters. But soon tenacity would not be enough to guarantee survival. As ever faster German fighters rose up against the RAF, the less agile Hurricane was clearly outmatched.
Becoming Martians
Science may soon make the dream of traveling to Mars a reality, but how will we live once we get there? How will we manage our basic human needs of food, water, and shelter on a planet known for its barren surface conditions, high radiation levels, and toxic dirt?
The Aviators
The summer of 1941 saw the RAF take the War to Hitler as British fighters and bombers swept into German occupied territory in North Western Europe. These operations, meant to taunt the Luftwaffe fighters into combat, would also bring two legends of the air face to face: German ace Adolf Galland and British hero Douglas Bader.
JPL and the Space Age
In 1977, the greatest adventure in space exploration began with the launch of the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft, two robotic explorers designed to explore the deep reaches of our solar system.
The Convair Jetliners: Part 1
Captured German Jet and aerodynamic data gave Western designers the power and the shapes to fly fast. These formulas even applied to large US airliners, like the Boeing 707 and the Douglas DC8. And finally, there were the Convair Jetliners.
JPL and the Space Age
“The Footsteps of Voyager” recounts the dramatic experiences of the first-ever encounters at Uranus and Neptune and NASA's efforts to deploy Galileo, a mission that would become the first to orbit an outer planet.
Mission Wings
As Vietnam heats up, a bomber originally built to obliterate Moscow is sent to destroy Viet Cong sanctuaries. With the B-52 in their arsenal, the United States hopes to win in south east Asia both quickly and decisively through superior firepower. Unfortunately, a set of rules issued by Washington DC make the job of the Air Force almost impossible to accomplish.
Becoming Martians
Sometime in the future humans will leave Earth to colonize Mars, and in doing so will begin to adapt to life on another planet in surprising ways. Evolutionary biologist Dr. Scott Solomon foresees a series of changes to our species from the size of our hearts and heads to the pigments in our skin.
The Convair Jetliners: Part 1
Captured German Jet and aerodynamic data gave Western designers the power and the shapes to fly fast. These formulas even applied to large US airliners, like the Boeing 707 and the Douglas DC8. And finally, there were the Convair Jetliners.
JPL and the Space Age
“The Footsteps of Voyager” recounts the dramatic experiences of the first-ever encounters at Uranus and Neptune and NASA's efforts to deploy Galileo, a mission that would become the first to orbit an outer planet.
Mission Wings
As Vietnam heats up, a bomber originally built to obliterate Moscow is sent to destroy Viet Cong sanctuaries. With the B-52 in their arsenal, the United States hopes to win in south east Asia both quickly and decisively through superior firepower. Unfortunately, a set of rules issued by Washington DC make the job of the Air Force almost impossible to accomplish.
Becoming Martians
Sometime in the future humans will leave Earth to colonize Mars, and in doing so will begin to adapt to life on another planet in surprising ways. Evolutionary biologist Dr. Scott Solomon foresees a series of changes to our species from the size of our hearts and heads to the pigments in our skin.
The Convair Jetliners: Part 1
Captured German Jet and aerodynamic data gave Western designers the power and the shapes to fly fast. These formulas even applied to large US airliners, like the Boeing 707 and the Douglas DC8. And finally, there were the Convair Jetliners.
JPL and the Space Age
“The Footsteps of Voyager” recounts the dramatic experiences of the first-ever encounters at Uranus and Neptune and NASA's efforts to deploy Galileo, a mission that would become the first to orbit an outer planet.
Mission Wings
As Vietnam heats up, a bomber originally built to obliterate Moscow is sent to destroy Viet Cong sanctuaries. With the B-52 in their arsenal, the United States hopes to win in south east Asia both quickly and decisively through superior firepower. Unfortunately, a set of rules issued by Washington DC make the job of the Air Force almost impossible to accomplish.
Becoming Martians
Sometime in the future humans will leave Earth to colonize Mars, and in doing so will begin to adapt to life on another planet in surprising ways. Evolutionary biologist Dr. Scott Solomon foresees a series of changes to our species from the size of our hearts and heads to the pigments in our skin.
The Convair Jetliners: Part 1
Captured German Jet and aerodynamic data gave Western designers the power and the shapes to fly fast. These formulas even applied to large US airliners, like the Boeing 707 and the Douglas DC8. And finally, there were the Convair Jetliners.
JPL and the Space Age
“The Footsteps of Voyager” recounts the dramatic experiences of the first-ever encounters at Uranus and Neptune and NASA's efforts to deploy Galileo, a mission that would become the first to orbit an outer planet.
Mission Wings
As Vietnam heats up, a bomber originally built to obliterate Moscow is sent to destroy Viet Cong sanctuaries. With the B-52 in their arsenal, the United States hopes to win in south east Asia both quickly and decisively through superior firepower. Unfortunately, a set of rules issued by Washington DC make the job of the Air Force almost impossible to accomplish.
Becoming Martians
Sometime in the future humans will leave Earth to colonize Mars, and in doing so will begin to adapt to life on another planet in surprising ways. Evolutionary biologist Dr. Scott Solomon foresees a series of changes to our species from the size of our hearts and heads to the pigments in our skin.
The Convair Jetliners: Part 1
Captured German Jet and aerodynamic data gave Western designers the power and the shapes to fly fast. These formulas even applied to large US airliners, like the Boeing 707 and the Douglas DC8. And finally, there were the Convair Jetliners.
JPL and the Space Age
“The Footsteps of Voyager” recounts the dramatic experiences of the first-ever encounters at Uranus and Neptune and NASA's efforts to deploy Galileo, a mission that would become the first to orbit an outer planet.
Mission Wings
As Vietnam heats up, a bomber originally built to obliterate Moscow is sent to destroy Viet Cong sanctuaries. With the B-52 in their arsenal, the United States hopes to win in south east Asia both quickly and decisively through superior firepower. Unfortunately, a set of rules issued by Washington DC make the job of the Air Force almost impossible to accomplish.
Becoming Martians
Sometime in the future humans will leave Earth to colonize Mars, and in doing so will begin to adapt to life on another planet in surprising ways. Evolutionary biologist Dr. Scott Solomon foresees a series of changes to our species from the size of our hearts and heads to the pigments in our skin.
The Convair Jetliners: Part 1
Captured German Jet and aerodynamic data gave Western designers the power and the shapes to fly fast. These formulas even applied to large US airliners, like the Boeing 707 and the Douglas DC8. And finally, there were the Convair Jetliners.
JPL and the Space Age
“The Footsteps of Voyager” recounts the dramatic experiences of the first-ever encounters at Uranus and Neptune and NASA's efforts to deploy Galileo, a mission that would become the first to orbit an outer planet.