A new age of space exploration, and exploitation, is dawning. But surprisingly, some of the boldest efforts at putting humans into space are now those of private companies started by a handful of maverick billionaire businessmen. Beyond mass space travel, and even space mining and manufacturing, the dream of Elon Musk and others is true space exploration. His company, SpaceX, already delivers supplies to the International Space Station, and their next step is delivering astronauts too. But their true ambition is to ensure the survival of the human race by crossing our solar system and colonizing Mars in the next decade. Could commercial spaceflight companies eventually make us a space-faring civilization?

Using original footage and interviews, this documentary tells the nail-biting story of Apollo 13 and...

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In a studio setting, Stephen Hawking, Arthur C. Clarke and Carl Sagan (who joins them via satellite)...

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

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

From the unique vantage point of 200 miles above Earth's surface, we see how natural forces - volcan...

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Travel alongside the astronauts as they deploy and repair the Hubble Space Telescope, soar above Ven...

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