The concept of an elevator to space is not new. In the world of Arthur C. Clarke, it is a natural progression. What most people don't know is that men and women around the world are working hard to build it right this moment. Some want to solve the energy crisis, some want easier access to raw materials in the solar system, and some just want to travel to space and gaze upon their home planet. For all of them though, the elevator is more than just a science fiction plot, it is a way of life. Discover what happens when egos and passions collide in a quest to build the impossible.

What if you could get behind the wheel and race through space? We scale down the Solar System to the...

A feature-length documentary about the film Galaxy Quest and its legacy, celebrating its milestone 2...

Some 220 miles above Earth lies the International Space Station, a one-of-a-kind outer space laborat...
Comets pose one of the greatest threats to life on Earth - a threat that can only be countered if we...

Join the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity for an awe-inspiring journey to the surface of the myste...

A new age of space exploration, and exploitation, is dawning. But surprisingly, some of the boldest ...

In the year 1957 the cold war expands to space. The Soviet-Union sends Sputnik as the first manmade ...

In unusual circumstances, scientists from different countries work together to achieve a common scie...

The first American space station Skylab is found in pieces scattered in Western Australia. Putting t...

The 1960s was an extraordinary time for the United States. Unburdened by post-war reparations, Ameri...

Archival material from the original NASA film footage – much of it seen for the first time – plus in...

National Geographic and NASA are sending you into space - live! For the first time ever, board the I...

The Wonder of it All focuses on the human side of the men behind the Apollo missions through candid ...

The film features amazing scenes of places never before seen gathered by key space missions that cul...

Twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly were separated for almost a year, undergoing intensive measurem...

Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on t...

Horizon visits state-of-the-art laboratories and uses CGI to recreate the science-fiction-worthy wea...

Black holes stand at the limit of what we can know. To explore that edge of knowledge, the Event Hor...

A documentary chronicling the history of the telescope from the time of Galileo. Featuring interview...

An IMAX 3D camera chronicles the effort of 7 astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis to repair ...