First Aired: September 14th, 2004
Status: Ended
Network: National Geographic
Summary: Stories tell of amazing actual expeditions
Next Episode:
All episodes are aired.
Episode Statistics:
# of Episodes: 15
# of Episodes I watched: 0
# of Episodes I haven't watched: 15
Last Episode I watched: -
Episode Summaries
Select Season:
My Season Progress:
0 %
Season 2005
Episode 3: Lost in Space
Air Date: April 30th, 2005
Summary: On March 16, 1966, Neil Armstrong and David Scott launch into space aboard the Gemini 8 capsule. The mission is to rendezvous and dock with the Agena space module , a critical step in reaching the moon.
Gemini 8 successfully docked with Gemini Agena target vehicle GATV-6 hours 34 min after liftoff. Because of problems with the spacecraft control system, the crew was forced to undock after approximately 30 min.
The spacecraft-target vehicle combination had begun to encounter increasing yaw and roll rates. The crew regained control of their spacecraft by using the reentry control system, which prompted an early landing in a secondary landing area in the Pacific. No EVA was performed.
The failure was caused by an electrical short in control system. Docking and re-rendezvous secondary objectives were not achieved due to the shortened mission.
Information about series and episodes are provided by TMDB API. If you think that episode information is wrong or missing, please click here to request an update. After your request, update process can take up to 30 minutes.