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Blast off with the astronauts of the Space Shuttle on a real mission. Experience what it's like to work and live in outer space. Learn all about the space program. Visit the launch pad, the rockets, astronaut training, and Mission Control. Discover what scientists are learning about our universe and see the world's largest radio telescope.
4) Gravity
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Dr. Ryan Stone is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky. On a seemingly routine spacewalk, the shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky spiraling out into the blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left, and the only way home may be to go further...
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After following Commander Michael Burnham into a wormhole, the U.S.S. Discovery lands in an unrecognizable world 1,000 years in the future. With Starfleet and the Federation on the brink of collapse due to a catastrophic event known as The Burn, the Discovery crew, with the help of new and mysterious allies Book and Adira, must uncover what caused The Burn and restore hope to the galaxy.
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What?s Up In Space? is a refreshing 7-part series that introduces young learners to the solar system. These fascinating topics are presented at a developmentally appropriate level, using a combination of live action, colorful illustrations and computer created animations. Each program answers important questions in space science using the latest research and are in line with the National Science Education Standards. Updated to reflect the change in...
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Charlie X (Episode 8, Stardate 1533.6) The cargo ship Antares transfers Charlie Evans (Robert Walker, Jr.) to the U.S.S. Enterprise on his way to Alpha Five Colony. Orphaned fourteen years before, Charlie learned to survive on his own. Or did he? His parents crashed on a world inhabited by legendary beings. When Antares is destroyed and crew members vanish, Kirk realizes Charlie is responsible but has little control over his deadly powers. Special...
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Episode 27. Errand of mercy (Stardate 3198.4): The Federation's archenemies, the Klingons, are introduced. While Kirk and Spock attempt to persude the council of neutral Organia to join the Federation, the Klingons invade and enslave the planet's sheep-like citizens. Episode 28. The city on the edge of forever (Stardate 3134.0): Accidentally overdosed on cordrazine, a delirious McCoy transports down to the planet below. Kirk and Spock follow and discover...
12) Earth from space
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Earth From Space is a groundbreaking two-hour special that reveals a spectacular new space-based vision of our planet. Produced in extensive consultation with NASA scientists, this special takes data from earth-observing satellites and transforms them into dazzling visual sequences, each one exposing the intricate and surprising web of forces that sustain life on earth.
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What are little girls made of? (episode 10, stardate 2712.4) The U.S.S. Enterprise is assigned to discover what has become of Dr. Roger Korby (Michael Strong), "The Pasteur of Archaeological Medicine." Dagger of the Wind (episode 11, stardate 2715.1) While delivering supplies to a penal colony, an inmate, Dr. Simon Van Gelder (Morgan Woodward), escapes to the U.S. Enterprise and demands sanctuary ... Van Gelder is the first participant in a Vulcan...
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Episode 14. The Galileo seven (Stardate 2821.5): Spock, Scotty, McCoy, and a shuttlecraft crew crash lands on an unknown planet inhabited by giant Neanderthal-like creatures. Episode 15. Court martial (Stardate 2947.3): Kirk faces court martial for giving an order that led to the death of a crew member.
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Since the dawn of mankind, we have stared up at the lights in the sky and wondered ... Now join the heroic men and women who have dared the impossible on some of the greatest adventures ever undertaken -- the quest to reach out beyond Earth and into the great unknown of space! To celebrate 50 years of incredible achievements, the Discovery Channel has collaborated with NASA to reveal the epic struggles, tragedies and triumphs in a bold chapter of...
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Sparks fly when Woolsey becomes the new leader of the Atlantis team; McKay faces difficult personal challenges; Teyla must balance her roles as mother and warrior; Ronan's past returns with a vengeance; and Kelly finds peril, then help, from an unlikely source. A provisional relationship with the Wraith takes a shocking turn and new adversaries test the team's courage and resolve like never before.
17) Project Gemini
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After centuries of destroying Earth's resources, mankind's last chance at survival is colonizing in outer space. Unfortunately, something truly terrifying & unimaginable is watching, lying in wait for the unwary human scouts.
18) Moon zero two
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"A space salvage expert and his partner become involved with a group of criminals intent on hijacking a small asteroid made of sapphire and crashing it into the moon for later recovery. The only place that they can bring the asteroid down without drawing attention to themselves is a far side mining claim. But first they must dispose of the miner. Little known to them, however, is the fact that the miners sister has hired the same salvage team to help...
19) The green slime
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Two officers vie for control of a space station that is being taken over by green tentacled, multi-eyed, energy-devouring aliens.
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