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The Rocket Equation

Franklin Chang-Diaz demonstrates the energy required to launch a rocket into space.
Culture Clash

Sasha Lazutkin and his wife Lyudmila talk about the arrival of American astronauts at Star City.
The Collision That Sent the Soviet Space Station Tumbling

Sasha Lazutkin and Michael Foale recall an out-of-control vessel hitting Mir.
Jerry’s Letter to His Son From Space

Jerry Linenger shares a letter he wrote to his young son while aboard space station Mir.
Leonardo da Vinci

A legendary artist studies the bodies of flying animals in extraordinary detail.
Abass Ibn Firnas

Legend has it Ibn Firnas jumped from a cliff with feathers attached to his arms and legs.
Alphonse Pénaud - The Forgotten Pioneer

The invention of the rubber powered plane inspires the famous Wright brothers.
Frank Whittle and the Jet Man

A modern day jet man tells the story of the pioneer of the jetty engine.
Robots That Think for Themselves

How military robots let the charge towards autonomous machines.
Humanoid Robots

A lab in Germany is developing a robot that could fill factories with mechanical workers.

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