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First Steps to Mars

2021 Technology

In this series, we will explore how we can survive Mars. Our species will need to evolve how we eat, drink, and build our homes. In the first episode, humans seem to be on the cusp of reaching Mars, but how did we get to this point? Our journey to our neighboring planet traces a path connecting Nikola Tesla, Nazi weapons of war, a Cold War sp ...ace race, and a string of blockbuster discoveries made by some of NASA’s most talented robots. Show More

Series: Becoming Martian

Surviving Mars

2021 Technology

To survive Mars, our species will need to evolve how we eat, drink, and build our homes. Will we need our genes to evolve as well? Sometime in the future humans will leave Earth to colonize Mars, and in doing so will begin to adapt to life on another planet in surprising ways. Evolutionary biologist Dr. Scott Solomon foresees a series of chan ...ges to our species from the size of our hearts and heads to the pigments in our skin. Show More

Series: Becoming Martian

First Martians

2021 Technology

Science may soon make the dream of traveling to Mars a reality, but how will we live once we get there? How will we manage our basic human needs of food, water, and shelter on a planet known for its barren surface conditions, high radiation levels, and toxic dirt?

Series: Becoming Martian

Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space Episode I

2021 Technology

Follow the four civilians as they launch into space on a three-day trip orbiting Earth and reaching an altitude higher than that of the International Space Station. The SpaceX Dragon mission, dubbed Inspiration4, is making history as the first all-civilian mission to orbit.
In the first episode, preparations begin for the mission. The co ...mmander is Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur who purchased the flight for all four passengers, and the second crew member is a 29-year-old cancer survivor, Hayley Arceneaux. Show More

Series: Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space

Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space Episode II

2021 Technology

Principles of generosity and prosperity inform the selection of the last two crew members: Christopher Sembroski, a former member of the U.S. Air Force who served in Iraq and now works as a Lockheed Martin engineer, and Sian Proctor, a professor of geosciences and two-time NASA astronaut candidate. Excitement for the flight ramps up, but anxi ...ety lingers. Show More

Series: Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space

Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space Episode III

2021 Technology

As training begins, the crew members process the physical, mental and technical demands being placed on them. The group is going to be in some intentionally uncomfortable situations and, to see how they do as a team. A climb of Mt. Rainier puts them to the test.

Series: Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space

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