Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn e Mary Jackson sono tre donne afro-americane. Lavorano alla Nasa e sono le menti brillanti che hanno messo a punto il primo programma di missioni spaziali che ha portato uomini come l'astronauta John Glenn in orbita. Il loro operato, basato sull'elaborazione di importanti dati matematici, ha contribuito a ridare nuova fiducia alla nazione, ridefinire la corsa nello spazio e stupire il mondo. Da visionarie quali sono, hanno avuto la meglio sugli stereotipi di genere e razza, divenendo fonte di ispirazione per le giovani generazioni.
Il libro di Tom Wolfe sulla storia del programma spaziale degli Stati Uniti si legge come un romanzo, e il film ha la stessa qualità e fantasia. Esso affronta diverse fasi, dalla rottura del muro del suono da parte di Chuck Yeager, agli astronauti del Mercury 7, dimostrando che nessuno aveva la minima idea di come gestire un programma spaziale o di come selezionare le persone. Emozionante, divertente, affascinante ed elettrizzante tutto in una volta.
Il dottor Russell Marvin lavora in una base militare al progetto "Sky Hook" consistente nella messa in orbita di nuovi rivoluzionari satelliti. Gli esperimenti di lancio si rivelano più volte disastrosi, finchè si scopre che la causa va attribuita alla presenza di una misteriosa, gigantesca astronave extraterrestre. Gli alieni aprono le ostilità e affidano a Marvin un ultimatum: se le grandi potenze non si arrenderanno, in breve la Terra verrà distrutta..."
A space-obsessed man gets the opportunity of a lifetime thanks to a Mars colonization program but finds his plans compromised by his feelings for a woman who brings him down to Earth.
Aspiranti astronauti adolescenti rivelano che un viaggio su Marte è più vicino di quanto si pensi.
In un laboratorio segreto nel New Mexico scienziati e tecnici americani progettano i prossimi voli spaziali servendosi di NOVAC, un sofisticato cervello elettronico. Il lavoro è interrotto drammaticamente da una serie di malfunzionamenti che recano ingenti danni alle delicatissime strumentazioni e provocano la morte di alcuni addetti alla base.
The making of the motion picture "Apollo 13", as well as the story of the space mission it details. Featuring interviews with director Ron Howard, astronaut Jim Lovell, his wife Marilyn Lovell, producer Brian Grazer, executive producer Todd Hallowell, visual effects supervisor Robert Legato, lead digital compositor Mark Forker, astronauts Fred Haise and Dave Scott, Apollo 13 flight director Gerald Griffin, command module systems controller Sy Lieberglot, Apollo 13 flight dynamics officer Jerry Bostick, mission control director Gene Krantz, Tom Kelly of Grumman, NASA mission operations director Christopher Kraft, daughters Susan Lovell Williams and Margaret Haise, command systems module controller John Aaron, and actors Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Kathleen Quinlan, and Ed Harris.
In 1962, spurred by the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy famously made the bold proclamation that NASA would send astronauts to the moon by the end of the decade, not because it was easy, but because it was a challenge. The Space Race inspired a generation to pursue careers in science and technology, but as the balance of world power shifted, interest in space exploration declined. "Fight for Space" serves as an urgent call to re-awaken our sense of wonder and discovery.
Negli anni '60, molti erano scettici sulla possibilita' dell'uomo di andare nello spazio. Ripercorriamo la storia di scienziati ed esperti che diedero vita ad uno dei razzi piu' grandi della storia, il Saturn V.
A long time ago, years before Elon Musk reached for the stars with his Space X project, a young man had his own childhood dream about a journey into space. This documentary tells the fantastic story of German astrophysicist Lutz Kayser who developed the world's first private space company. He did this under the curious and concerned eyes of secret services around the world.
A film crew was granted unprecedented access to NASA and to SpaceX headquarters, giving viewers a rare glimpse inside Launch Control and firsthand accounts from SpaceX founder and chief engineer Elon Musk, Bridentstine and the astronauts flying the mission: Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley.
NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.
Explores the Shuttle Program through the eyes of some of the exceptional men and women who worked behind-the-scenes to make it fly. A unique and intimate portrait of the Shuttle Years, their recollections and personal archives reveal their fondest memories and darkest hours: from the launching and repair of the Hubble Space Telescope and the construction of the International Space Station, to the loss of Shuttles Challenger and Columbia in accidents that were ultimately seen as avoidable, and in many ways served as the impetus for the fleet’s early retirement.
Explores the extraordinary, transformative events Cocoa Beach residents found themselves engaged in during the 1950s and 1960s as the exploration of the future arrived on their sleepy shores.
From test flights to moon landings, thousands of people have dedicated their lives to the field of space exploration. Moon Memories presents firsthand accounts of those who made it all possible, and who now inspire a new generation of scientists, engineers and explorers.
The first American space station Skylab is found in pieces scattered in Western Australia. Putting these pieces back together and re-tracing the Skylab program back to its very conception reveals the cornerstone of human space exploration.
The spectacular moon landing in 1969 was also a success of more than 100 technicians and engineers from Germany, some of whom had already revolutionized weapons technology and built rockets in Hitler's service during World War II. The documentary analyzes the entanglements of German NASA employees with the Third Reich.
Who were the men and women of Project Apollo? Where are they today? What do they think of the extraordinary effort they helped make possible? Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing in 2019, When We Were Apollo is an intimate and personal look at the Apollo Space Program through the lives and experiences of some of its most inspiring behind-the-scenes figures: engineers, technicians, builders and contractors who spent the better part of a decade working to get us to the moon and back.
This popular science documentary offers insights into a physiology laboratory conducting intensive investigations into the possibility of humans living in a space. Gravity experiments demonstrate how the human body might react in various conditions or using a centrifuge to test the effects of acceleration force on human tissue. In addition to presenting investigations into the psychology of loneliness, the film also shows how weightlessness is simulated aboard an airplane in free fall.