Rockets Into Space Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Air Superiority

  The Apollo-Soyuz project benefited from military funding.

• Beyond

  Many countries develop space programs.

• The Dawn of Modern Rocketry

  American, Soviet and German scientists developed early rockets in World War II.

• Detente in Space

  The Apollo-Soyuz project benefits from military funding.

• Mankind, What Do We Gain?

  Byproducts of the space program that affect everyday life are examined.

• On the Moon

  Manned moon-shots.

• Propulsion

  The invention of gunpowder leads to the development of rocket fireworks.

• The Race for Space

  Competition between the United States and the Soviet Union evolves into the Cold War.

• The Race Is On

  The United States and Soviet Union compete to put man into space.

• Rocket Power

  The invention of gunpowder leads to the development of rocket fireworks.

• The Rocket Women

  Several women thrived in what was a male dominated science.

• A Shuttle for the Stations

  The first reusable manned space vehicle.

• Splitting Atoms in Space

  Nuclear propulsion may play a key role in a future manned Mars mission.

• To Mars

  Current information on the red planet and what is needed to get there.

• To the Edge of Space

  U.S., Soviet and German scientists develop early rockets in World War II.

• To the Moon

  The dreams of countless generations were perched atop a Saturn V rocket.

• Up Through the Atmosphere

  German rocket design permits a view of Earth from space.

• What Do We Gain?

  Pilot training program helps captive pilots withstand hardships.