In space. Episode 1 / produced by Nick Farrow.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Atlas, Laurie., Narrator.

Farrow, Nick., Producer.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Airplanes--Scramjet engines.

Airplanes.

Big bang theory.

Interstellar communication.

Martian meteorites.

Space sciences.

Outer space--Exploration.

Outer space.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (25 min.)

Place of Publication:

Victoria, Australia : Switch International, 2006.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

Summary:

Martian Meteorite: Here we join scientists who discovered a piece of meteor preserved in the ice of Antarctica. Space Elevator: A look at an incredible idea of building a 62,000 mile carbon elevator that could carry 13 tonnes of load into space. Space Gases: Researches in London have developed a detection device for dangerous gases that can disrupt satellites. Scram Jets: An amazing look at the testing of these jets that would travel 8 times the speed of sound. Space Wedding: Here a Russian cosmonaut marries his bride from space via a special phone. Weightlessness: We get exclusive access to training for weightlessness in space. Moon Development- With the search for the dollar continuing, the moon seems to be the new target for commercial enterprise. Goddard: Here we meet a man who despite being laughed at made some huge advances in rocket technology. Big Bang: Scientists continue their research into further understanding how the universe was born. Venus: A new computer enhancement of a bird's eye view of the surface of the mysterious planet of Venus. Space Dust: Scientist examines dust found on the Hubble telescope when taken in for repairs. Windows In Time: Here we take an amazing look at some special comets that are as old as the Universe itself.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed July 15, 2014).

OCLC:

885256933