Cosmic Journeys — Season 1, Episode 25: Reinventing Space Flight
Documentary • 24 min • 1 season, 37 episodes • ★ 7.7/10
Episode synopsis
Follow Dr. Ben Longmier and his team into the rugged Alaskan wilderness on a quest to build a whole new type of rocket engine. Their goal is to test sensitive components by launching them into radiation-filled environments of space aboard helium balloons. Their goal is to revolutionize space travel and exploration by harnessing the energy contained in the dynamic fourth state of matter: plasma.
About Cosmic Journeys
Cutting-edge stories about the origins of the universe, black holes, exploding stars, the search for ET life, and the nature of the planets. How did the universe begin? Where will it end? Are there other worlds like Earth?
More episodes from Season 1
- E1Birth of the Moon
- E2Attack of the Sun
- E3Super Hurricanes
- E4Saturn's Mysterious Moons
- E5The Largest Black Holes in the Universe
- E6How Large Is the Universe?
- E7When Will Time End
- E8The Incredible Journey of Apollo 12
- E9Supermassive Black Hole in the Milky Way Galaxy
- E10Mars: Earth That Never Was
- E11The Search for Earth-like Planets
- E12Voyage to Pandora: First Interstellar Space Flight