Episodes (39 available)

The countdown is on to 13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II, following Nasa’s new Moon mission

To launch like a rocket and land like a plane. The space shuttle: A dream became reality

Can Nasa build the most complex flying machine in space history?

The astronauts count down to flying a brand-new spacecraft for the very first time

Columbia reaches orbit but the shuttle has been damaged – can they make it home safely?

Nasa recruits women and ethnic minorities as astronauts for the first time

President Reagan declares the shuttle open for business. Then a satellite goes missing

Can the crew rescue the million-dollar space satellite lost in orbit?

Nasa needs to kick-start new interest in the shuttle. How about a classroom recruit?