S2 Ep 4 - Space the Amusement Park
Xploration Outer Space: The Entire Collection
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What do space and Amusement parks have in common? Join Emily Calandrelli and astronaut Jon McBride as they discover how amusement park rides can be just like space travel. Weightlessness, high G’s, and disorientation are all a part of the human experience in space. Jon provides his first hand account of how these rides can give us a glimpse of what its like beyond our home planet.
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S2 Ep 5 - Space Disasters
Space travel is a dangerous business and that is never more apparent than when disaster strikes. Join host Emily Calandrelli as she explores the most prominent disasters in our journey through the cosmos, and what we learned from each set-back.
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S2 Ep 6 - Why We Explore
Host Emily Calandrelli makes the case for space exploration. Astronauts have reported a profound change in perspective when looking back at the earth from space from space, which they believe could change the world if experienced by others. And the economic benefits of space exploration are also ...
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S2 Ep 7 - Exoplanets
The discovery of exoplanets outside our solar system opened up a universe of possibilities – and we have never been closer to finding Earth’s twin than we are today. As our ability to search beyond our planet becomes more sophisticated, we are making leaps and bounds in our discoveries of other w...
