NASA's Engineering Disasters, Explained

Описание: The Space Shuttle program was the pinnacle of human engineering, a 30-year endeavour that defined an era of discovery, but behind the scenes, the mission was often "hanging by a thread. This documentary explores the terrifying, lesser-known failures that occurred far from the launchpad, from a critical material mix-up that jeopardized astronaut safety to a 3,000-mile cross-country rail journey carrying a million pounds of explosive fuel on cracked supports. Discover how simple human errors and "insignificant" industrial changes nearly resulted in catastrophes that would have ended NASA’s dreams of the stars, and how these narrow escapes ultimately forged the safety standards for our future journey to Mars.

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