With the retirement of NASA's space shuttle fleet in 2011, the role of getting people, satellites and other instruments into space falls to private companies. As of June 2011, there have been only 523 people to reach the 100 kilometer mark (considered human spaceflight), and only 24 have traveled beyond low Earth orbit. It is projected that within ten years, the number of people who will have flown into space will increase by about 600 percent due...

Fritz Lang's ambitious spectacle that dramatizes the first lunar expedition.

"At one time space travel of any kind was unthinkable and a re-usable 'space plane' that made routine trips to the stars and back was beyond imagination . See how a team of visionaries at NASA overcame risks and challenges to make the impossible dream a reality. Spectacular footage from missions, expert interviews and computer simulations tell the whole story from the Space Shuttle's conception to its triumphant launch"--Container.

Milestones on space achievement: Uri Gagarin's historic orbital flight; John Glenn's pre-flight preparations, Saturn V rocket; Apollo 11 mission that carried Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins on their journey to the Moon.

Using spectacular NASA archive footage, mission audio, and rare astronaut interviews, this documentary comprehensively chronicles one of the greatest moments in history.

Rockets are becoming cheaper and more powerful than before thanks to new technologies. As companies make space more accessible and NASA returns to crewed spaceflight, a new era of space exploration seems to be on the horizon. But will this seeming rocket Renaissance become just more than hype? NOVA explores the latest rocket technologies and the growing role private citizens may have in space.

Throughout this nation's history, we have reached for the heavens and dreamed of touching the stars. Now Tom Hanks presents the dramatic story of the unforgettable Apollo missions.

Story about an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. Vincent is an "In-Valid," who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation. However, a week before his mission, a murder marks Vincent as a suspect. With a relentless investigator in pursuit and the colleague he has fallen in love with beginning to suspect his deception,...

Mysterious flying objects, unexplained disappearances, species invasions: a swirl of suspicion has circled our planet for decades, but few definitive answers have been offered. This collection combs through three and a half hours of evidence, interviews, and theories that attempt to explain the unexplained. From astronauts to abductees, a variety of sources submit film footage and firsthand testimonies to be examined in search for the truth.

They had trained body and mind for America's leap into space. But when the moment came, they were replaced. Now, 40 years later, another moment has come and this time it's all theirs. These old-school test pilots whose grasp of outdated technology makes them the only ones able to repair a primitive, deorbiting Russian satellite that imperils Earth.