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JPL and the Space Age

Using rare archival footage and interviews with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineers and scientists, dig deeper into humanity’s first steps out into the cosmos.

The Hunt for Space Rocks

1h 52m

“The Hunt for Space Rocks” chronicles JPLs pioneering work to understand asteroids and comets as part of NASA’s larger effort to protect our planet from cosmic marauders. From JPL’s effort to mount a mission to study the most famous comet of all – Halley’s comet – to the lab’s current role in planetary defense with its Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).

Episodes

  • The American Rocketeer: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The American Rocketeer

    S1 E1 - 1h 29m

    “The American Rocketeer” is the story of the origins of JPL, the world’s premier center for the exploration of the solar system and beyond. It’s also the story of one man’s reach for the stars.

  • The Stuff of Dreams: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Stuff of Dreams

    S1 E5 - 1h 27m

    “The Stuff of Dreams” tells the story of the Voyagers’ astounding successes and unexpected discoveries – but most of all, it’s a tale of perseverance by people and machines struggling against forces put in their way.

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