Blueprint For Space

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S1 E6: Looking at the Sun

Original Air Date: Apr 11, 2026

The Sun is the only star close enough to examine in close detail, but developing the hardware to work in such a hostile environment has not been easy.

Sep 9

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11:03PM

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1 Hr 1 Min

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S1 E6: Looking at the Sun

Original Air Date: Apr 11, 2026

The Sun is the only star close enough to examine in close detail, but developing the hardware to work in such a hostile environment has not been easy.

Sep 9

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11:03PM

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1 Hr 1 Min

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Available with Freestream

S1 E5: Episode 5

Original Air Date: Jun 25, 2025

Placing a telescope above the distorting effects of the Earth's atmosphere became an objective for astronomers soon after the space agencies began sending satellites to orbits.

Sep 9

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10:03PM

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1 Hr

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Available with Freestream

S1 E4: Episode 4

Original Air Date: Jun 24, 2025

Designed to reduce costs, the space shuttle proved complex and deadly, with two tragedies. Stopped too early, the program nevertheless leaves an immense technological legacy.

Sep 9

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9:03PM

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1 Hr

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Available with Freestream

S1 E3: Episode 3

Original Air Date: Jun 24, 2025

Faced with disproportionate distances, planetary exploration requires autonomous probes. Guided from Earth, they open a new era in the conquest of space.

Sep 8

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8:32PM

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1 Hr 3 Min

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Available with Freestream

S1 E2: Rendezvous in Space

Original Air Date: Jun 23, 2025

With its first two-seater spacecraft, NASA experiments with docking, rendezvous in orbit and spacewalks: crucial techniques for the future of manned missions.

Sep 8

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7:28PM

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1 Hr 4 Min

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Available with Freestream

S1 E1: Episode 1

Original Air Date: Jun 23, 2025

From the recovery of Nazi V-2s to the rush to develop missile technology, discover how military obsession unknowingly paved the way for early dreams of orbital travel.

Sep 8

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6:24PM

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1 Hr 4 Min

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Available with Freestream