The complex engineering challenges that make re-entry into the earth's atmosphere so dangerous. Scientists have labored for years to bring a crew safely home in what is essentially a meteorite, wrapped in a cocoon of fire, hurtling towards earth six times faster than the fastest bullet. Scientific experts from NASA explain the significance of Columbia's events as they unfolded, offer insights into what may have caused them and how those key events contributed to the shuttle’s ultimate destruction.

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

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

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

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

At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to ...

One Small Step: The Story of the Space Chimps is the dramatic and moving real-life tale of the Unite...

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

Move over, King Tut: There's a new pharaoh on the scene. A team of top archaeologists and forensics ...

A heartwarming story about a precautious, 8-year-old girl exploring the world with her globetrotting...

The Dream Is Alive takes you into space alongside the astronauts on the space shuttle. Share with th...

Join the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity for an awe-inspiring journey to the surface of the myste...
A short documentary about Fritz Lang's film 'Frau im Mond', and its relation to the science and hist...

Top Gear presenter James May presents this informative program that examines the historic moon missi...

The adventures and exploits of Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), an intrepid scientist and explorer...

This feature-length documentary is a portrait of eclipse chasers, people for whom solar eclipses - a...
On December 21, Nicolas Vanier will set off with his pack on a new expedition called L’Odyssée sauva...

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...

A testament to NASA's Apollo program of the 1960s and '70s. Composed of actual NASA footage of the m...