The New Space Race
In July of 2011, the U.S. suspended its decades-long Space Shuttle program, officially ending an era of space exploration that began over half a century ago. But unbeknownst to many, a new era of private space exploration has already begun ... and it's firing on all cylinders. Freethink's new original series, The New Space Race, is the story of a 21st-century revolution.
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Preparing for outer space
As the tech side of space travel advances, an annual gathering focuses on life off of planet earth.
All Episodes (6)
Many satellites are nearing the end of their life. This is what could be next.
What if one day, everything in space was made in space? 3D printing may hold the answer.
This startup wants to offer the world insanely accurate shipping to the moon.
At XCOR, the dream of taking regular commercial flights to space is alive and well.
Meet the next generation of explorers taking us higher and farther than ever before.