Secret Space Escapes
8 Episodes Available
TV-GDocumentary • Science
Season 18 Episodes
Fatal Re-entryS1 E8An astronaut performs an emergency procedure on an electrified panel to save a new ISS solar array; the Space Race push Soviets to launch Soyuz 1 despite warnings; the first Korean astronaut gets the ride of her life during reentry.
StrandedS1 E7A crew has to consider abandoning the station, although damage has been found on the shuttle, which could compromise them upon reentry; cosmonaut has a suit malfunction during a space walk.
Gasping for AirS1 E6A toxic leak put the lives of astronauts at risk upon reentry; an epic mission to a Salyut space station takes an unexpected turn; Astronauts fear for their safety when an engine malfunctions at takeoff.
Point of No ReturnS1 E5A spacewalker loses his eye sight and is locked outside his craft after a spacesuit malfunction; Cosmonauts are engulfed by a fire while still on the launchpad; a shuttle mission is aborted T-4 seconds before launch, but the crew doesn't know why.
Toxic LeakS1 E4An astronaut is exposed to a toxic ammonia leak while performing a spacewalk to connect ISS lifelines; an astronaut's helmet fills with water, threatening to drown him.
Secret Mayday MissionS1 E3A Space Shuttle crew discovers damage to protective tiles on the shuttle's underbelly that could kill them during re-entry in temperatures up to 3000 degrees.
ShipwreckedS1 E2In 1997 on board the Russian Space Station Mir a collision put a hole in the station and the vacuum of space bares down; another astronaut's first spacewalk becomes a nightmare when he and his partner have only the oxygen in their suits to survive.
Fire on the MirS1 E1In 1997 astronauts and cosmonauts Alexsandr on MIR deals with a life-threatening cabin fire and an out-of-control cargo ship; In 2001 astronaut Chris Hadfield's rookie spacewalk takes a terrifying turn leaving him temporarily blinded in space.
Synopsis
For the first time on TV, stories of terrifying accidents and close calls during space missions are told by the astronauts who survived them. The near-disasters-turned-triumphs in "Secret Space Escapes" are expressed solely from the point of view of the men and women who problem-solved each event. There is no narration in the series and the stories unfold exclusively in the words of the people who were there. Chilling accounts of the challenges of space exploration feature launches, space walks, landings, collisions, outages, and other dangerous situations.Cast
Jack Dimich, Kimberly Spak, Aleksey Solodov, Thomas Stafford, Michael CassuttRating
TV-G
Genres
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