S4 Ep 8 - Canadian Space Agency
Xploration Outer Space: The Entire Collection • 22m
Canada has made significant contributions to the space effort, despite having a much smaller budget than NASA. Host Emily Calandrelli visits the Canadian Space Center in Quebec, and examines their exceptional expertise in robotics, which includes the famous Canadarm.
Up Next in Xploration Outer Space: The Entire Collection
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S4 Ep 9 - Fun With the Sun
Host Emily Calandrelli looks at NASA’s next mission to send a spacecraft that will “touch” the sun. She also witnesses a total solar eclipse, and visits a man who races homing pigeons, a bird that uses the sun to navigate its way home from hundreds of miles away.
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S4 Ep 10 - Space Firsts
A look at the first African-American woman in space and the first spacecraft to reach interstellar space. Host Emily Calandrelli interviews several pioneers of space and discovers the determination and courage required to become the “first.”
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S4 Ep 11 - Teaming Up With NASA
Many private companies are working with NASA to make space exploration more efficient. Host Emily Calandrelli visits the Sierra Nevada Corporation, which is building a spacecraft that can deliver cargo to and from the International Space Station.
