In the last month of the space shuttle programme, Kevin Fong is granted extraordinary access to the astronauts and ground crew as they prepare for their final mission. He is in mission control as the astronauts go through their final launch simulation, and he flies with the last shuttle commander as he undertakes his last practice landing flight. Kevin also gains privileged access to the shuttle itself, visiting the launchpad in the company of the astronaut who will guide the final flight from mission control.

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

The Apollo 17 mission was the final opportunity to collect first hand information about the history ...

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

In the summer of 1977, NASA sent Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 on an epic journey into interstellar space....

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

With access to the scientists and engineers responsible for the Curiosity rover's on-the-ground expe...

Go beyond the lost human history! A profile and examination of the recent findings of a highly advan...

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

The remarkable story of the determination and courage of a generation. A tribute to three brave astr...

All of the necessary technologies required to reach the Moon was first tested during Project Gemini,...

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

Some 220 miles above Earth lies the International Space Station, a one-of-a-kind outer space laborat...

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

This film shows how far we have come since the cold-war days of the 50s and 60s. Back then the Russi...

Atmospheric soundtrack follows this compilation of nature footage that focuses on the ocean and vari...

Explores achievements of Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a spacecraft, paving t...

Sally Ride's groundbreaking journey as the first American woman in space concealed a deeply personal...

An epic journey around Mars — built from real satellite and rover data — revealing the red planet as...

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

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