It has been more than 30 years since NASA put men on the moon and brought them back. Now, plans are underway to return astronauts to the lunar surface. And this time, it doesn’t appear they will be leaving anytime soon.
2007 CINE GOLDEN EAGLE WINNER for OUTSTANDING SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMMING
NASA has taken the lead in designing the new space exploration vehicle, Orion, with which man will go back to the Moon; go on to Mars, and beyond.
The European Alps are the most famous mountains on Earth. However, there are three other mountain ranges that owe their names to the first European Explorers, one in the Northern and two in the Southern Hemisphere. The European and Japanese Alps are almost identical worlds yet the Australian and the Southern Alps of New Zealand couldn't be more different. This film is a fast-paced roller coaster ride from the top to down-under.
A co-production of ORF, Science Vision, ABC Australia, Natural History New Zealand, WDR and NDR Naturfilm
NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.