DW Transtel | 264898
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30 mins / ep
Episode 22 – 24 (new episodes)
Episode 1 – 21 (previous episodes)
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Our planet and the life it sustains are the product of cosmic processes. The stars have always fuelled humanity’s desire for knowledge. Space missions and sophisticated telescopes that reveal distant galaxies, black holes and exoplanets have enabled many ground-breaking insights into fundamental phenomena. Physics, chemistry and biology have all benefited as a consequence. Many technological achievements can be traced back to developments in space travel. During the Cold War the Soviet Union and the United States sparred to claim milestones such as the first satellite in space and the first manned moon landing, but nowadays many teams work together on an international level. Key projects include research into earth like celestial bodies, manned missions to Mars and the quest to find natural resources in space.

01 Apollo Astronauts – The Best of the Best (2018)
02 The Centrepiece of the Apollo Missions – The Saturn V Rocket (2018)
03 Is There Life Beyond Earth? – Exploring Our Solar System (2018)
04 Our Link to the Stars – Cosmic Rays (2018)
05 Living in Space – Fantasy or Imminent Reality? – 4K (2018)
06 Aeronautics – What’s the Point? – 4K (2018)
07 Space Junk – Long Ignored, Now a Major Threat – 4K (2018)
08 Rendezvous for Peace – The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (2019)
09 Is There Life Beyond Earth? – Researching Exoplanets (2019)
10 Microorganisms – Space Travel Stowaways (2019)
11 Talking to Extraterrestrials (2019)
12 Where Will We Live? – The Colonisation of Space (2019)
13 Mission to Mars – Exploring the Red Planet (2021)
14 Astronauts in Space – The Challenges of Everyday Life (2021)
15 Titan – Saturn’s Earth-Like Satellite (2021)
16 All Just Fake News? – Myths Surrounding the Moon Landing (2021)
17 Asteroids – A Future Source of Raw Materials? (2021)
18 Headed for the Sun – Extreme Heat Exploration (2022)
19 Giants Above the Clouds – Space Telescopes Open Up New Perspectives (2022)
20 Distant Destinations – Challenges for Future Space Travel (2022)
21 Exoplanets – What Might We Find There? (2022)
22 Pioneers in UFO Research (2023) [NEW]
23 Science and Tradition: Astronomy in Senegal (2023) [NEW]
24 The Secret of the Icy Moons: Mission to the Jupiter System (2023) [NEW]