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America's Secret Space Heroes

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  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: May 14, 2017
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 6
  • Networks: Smithsonian Channel
  • Genres: Documentary

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America's Secret Space Heroes(2017)

TMDB Rating: 7.0 (1 votes)

Overview

The inside stories of how the unknown engineers of NASA created such superior machines as the Saturn V moon rocket, the Space Shuttle, and the Hubble Space Telescope, often against incredible odds.

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Season 1 Poster

Season 1

6 episodes • 2017

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Saturn VMay 14, 20170.0
2Lunar ModuleMay 21, 20170.0
3Space ShuttleMay 28, 20170.0
4Space StationJun 4, 20170.0
5Hubble TelescopeJun 11, 20170.0
6Viking Mars MissionJun 18, 20170.0

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