SPACE EXPLORATION
LIFEQUEST: MARS - (1 x 50 min)

In January 2004, the European Space Agency's lander Beagle 2, and NASA's twin rovers, Spirit and Opportunity will explore the Martian surface. Beagle 2 will be able to drill and dig under the surface searching for water and extinct life forms. Equipped with four pairs of cameras, Spirit and Opportunity will immediately transmit spectacular 3-D panoramic images back to Earth! The program invetigates current plans for a manned mission to Mars.
   
FIRST STEPS ON MARS – (1 x 50 min)

Go where no human has gone before. The true-to-life scenario of what the first manned trip to Mars will really be like. Who will go? How will they get there? What will they do once they arrive? Through amazing 3-D animation, discover the steps NASA is taking to put the first humans on the red planet and to solve the mystery of life on Mars.

   
FINAL TARGET: PLANET EARTH - (1 x 50 min)

Worldwide plans to protect the Earth from a possible comet impact in the future.

COSMIC TRAVELERS: COMETS AND ASTEROIDS - (1 x 50 min)

The effects of past (and possible future) impacts of comets and asteroids on Earth.

THE RISE AND FALL OF THE RUSSIAN SPACE PROGRAM - (1 x 50 min)

Why the once triumphant Russian space program today finds itself bankrupt.

SPACE FACTS - (20 x 2.5 min)

Clips highlighting discoveries and anniversaries of human space exploration.

SPACE FACTS II - (20 x 2 .5 min)

How research conducted in space advances science and technology on earth.

BEHIND THE RACE TO THE MOON - (1 x 50 min)

The previously untold story behind the superpowers' race to the moon.

PROJECT GEMINI: BRIDGE TO THE MOON - (1 x 50 min)

Design and development of early spacecraft, ground procedures and astronaut training.

APOLLO 11: FIRST STEPS ON THE MOON - (1 x 50 min)

July 20, 1999, marks the 30th anniversary of the first manned moon landing.

APOLLO 12: UNCENSORED - (1 x 50 min)

The crew of Apollo 12 were already best friends before becoming astronauts.

APOLLO 13: THE UNTOLD STORY - (1 x 50 min)

The disastrous accident and subsequent rescue of the astronauts of Apollo 13.

APOLLO 16: THE MEN, MOON AND MEMORIES - (1 x 50 min)

Apollo 16 was the first mission to explore the moon's highlands.

APOLLO 17: FINAL FOOTPRINTS ON THE MOON - (1 x 50 min)

The last mission in the Apollo series, Apollo 17 was launched in December 1972.

MOONWALKERS: THE MEN OF APOLLO - (1 x 50 min)

Touching and personal look at the thoughts and feelings of the Apollo astronauts.