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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)
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
6 episodes • 2017
Season 1
6 episodes • 2017
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturn V | May 14, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Lunar Module | May 21, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Space Shuttle | May 28, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Space Station | Jun 4, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Hubble Telescope | Jun 11, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Viking Mars Mission | Jun 18, 2017 | 0.0 |
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