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Science – Space – Aviation – Medical
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TV DOCUMENTARIES
“CURRENT AFFAIRS” DOCUMENTARIES (Full-length, one-hour)
“THE HOOLOCK GIBBONS OF BANGLADESH: GRASPING THE LAST BRANCH” – A profile of
the plight of these rare animals on the verge of extinction in Bangladesh.
“VENUS UNLEASHED: THE UNCENSORED HISTORY OF PLASTIC AND COSMETIC
SURGERY” – A look at the history, recent developments, and evolution of plastic and
cosmetic surgery, along with the future prospects of this field.
"PULP FICTION: THE GOLDEN AGE OF STORYTELLING" -This is an illustration of that
depression-era period of fiction writing that shaped American culture and created the
iconic characters who live on today in our collective hearts and imaginations.
“ICE AGE CIVILIZATIONS” – A look at the knowledge base of ancient civilizations, that are
only now being realized as even more technologically capable of construction and world
navigation as current humanity is.
“DARK SECRETS OF THE BLACK SEA” – A documentary on the history and ecology of the
region around the Black Sea from the pre-Ice Age era, along with efforts to conserve the
wildlife.
“ATLANTIS: SECRET STAR MAPPERS OF A LOST WORLD” – A profile and examination of
the recent findings of human settlements submerged at the end of the Ice Age when the
sea level rose, giving credence to the notion that the story of Atlantis has its roots in actual
historical events.
“GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD: POISON OR PANACEA?” - This program examines the
contentious issues surrounding genetically engineered food, letting the viewers decide
whether or not the production and consumption of such foods should continue, and helps
the viewers decide if the production of genetically modified food is a panacea for world
hunger or a global poison.
“PLAYING GOD: HUMAN CLONING” - This program examines the moral, ethical, and
religious issues, as well as the scientific achievements that got us to this point. It
investigates which animals have already been cloned, and the extreme difficulties and cost
in lives the toll of this technology refined to clone humans would take.
“SCIENCE FRAUD: THE PRICE FOR FAME AND FORTUNE” - This revealing program
explores the degree to which money and expediency has corrupted science and the ways
in which the scientific method can expose those who commit it.
MASTERS AVAILABLE: NTSC BCSP w/titles; NTSC BCSP w/o titles
“ANIMAL TRANSGENICS: A NEW BREED OF SCIENCE” - This program explores how
animals could be grown bigger and faster, and at the same time it also exposes how
environmental, health and safety issues have been completely ignored in the headlong
pursuit of creating new animal species.
“VANISHED CREATURES: THE BIRDS” – This program takes a stark look at humankind’s
embarrassing past history of driving several bird species to extinction, and the resulting
implications for a humanity left unchecked.
SPACE AND AVIATION DOCUMENTARIES (Full-length, one-hour)
“FALLEN IDOL: THE YURI GAGARIN CONSPIRACY” – A profile of the cosmonaut named in
all the history books as the first man in space, who knew he was not the first man in space,
and ultimately killed by the KGB. Hosted and narrated by Elliott Gould.
“BOB TRUAX: A PIONEERING ROCKET SCIENTIST” – A profile of the pioneering rocket
scientist Bob Truax, who designed many of Americas first generation of military rockets,
including the Thor and Polaris missiles, as well as designing the engines of world record-
setting cars.
“THE COSMONAUT COVER-UP” - Yuri Gagarin, turns out NOT to be the first in space, but
that he was preceded by another Russian cosmonaut who crash landed and was covered
up for over 45 years by the former Soviet Union and the United States.
“VLADIMIR ILYUSHIN: THE REAL FIRST MAN IN SPACE” – This is the profile of the real first
cosmonaut to go into space, but crash landed and could not be presented to the world as
the returning hero of the communist Soviet empire, so the entire mission was covered up
for the past 45 years.
“TUNGUSKA: THE RUSSIAN ROSWELL” - In 1908, in a remote region of Siberia near the
Tunguska river, a 40-megaton nuclear explosion of unknown origin literally vaporized and
destroyed hundreds of square miles of forests and villages. This event, which took place
over 30 years before scientists split the atom, has inspired heated debate as to what could
have caused such massive destruction still evident today.
“THE RISE AND FALL OF THE RUSSIAN SPACE PROGRAM” - This program looks at the
history of the Russian Space Program from its tremendous accomplishment of being the
first to send a satellite into space, to its spiraling path downward and ultimate extinction
when communism died, when the Russian economy went to pieces and the once great
Soviet Union broke apart.
“BEHIND THE RACE TO THE MOON” - This program presents evidence of accidents,
haphazard safety precautions, and the deaths of hundreds of people in both the U.S. and
former Soviet Union, all in the frenzied race to the Moon by these two superpowers.
“MOONWALKERS: THE MEN OF APOLLO” – This program takes a humorous look at the
thoughts and feelings of the Apollo astronauts and missions to the Moon’s surface.
“PROJECT GEMINI: BRIDGE TO THE MOON” – All of the necessary technologies required to
reach the Moon was first tested during Project Gemini, which comprised of ten missions in
the mid-1960s, and was the most dangerous part of the Moon race.
“APOLLO 8: CHRISTMAS AT THE MOON” - This program examines the first effort to send
humans to the Moon, essentially insuring the dominant role of the U.S. in the space race.
“APOLLO 11: FIRST STEPS ON THE MOON” - This is a profile of this historic Moon mission,
as told by the astronauts and NASA officials who experienced this first hand, and how this
event almost did not happen as planned.
“APOLLO 12: UNCENSORED” - This is a look at the historic second mission to the Moon of
three men who were best friends for many years before becoming astronauts and realizing
their dream of going to the Moon together.
“APOLLO 13: THE UNTOLD STORY” - This is the true and untold story of the disastrous
accident and rescue of the astronauts on board the Apollo 13 capsule.
“APOLLO 16: THE MEN, MOON AND MEMORIES” - This program presents the dangers
and difficulties encountered in the Moon’s treacherous highlands as recollected by all
three astronauts, and an event on the surface almost resulted in the death of one of the
Moonwalkers.
“APOLLO 17: FINAL FOOTPRINTS ON THE MOON” - The last manned mission to the lunar
surface is presented here and what it meant to be the last humans on the Moon nearly 35
years ago.
“LIFEQUEST MARS” - This program serves as a look into what the first manned mission to
Mars will really look like, and the plans that NASA has of proceeding with such a mission
and what the astronauts will do while on the Martian surface.
“MADE FOR MARS: THE PATHFINDER” - Spectacular footage and findings of the probe’s
huge success on Mars, and the implications for future Martian missions.
“MARS: THE RED PLANET” - A profile of the current research efforts by U.S., German,
French, Japanese, Russian and European Space Agencies to explore the red planet.
“FINAL TARGET: PLANET EARTH” – This program takes a stark look at the present efforts
and problems associated with the location and observation of possible life-threatening
collisions by comets and asteroids, as well as plans humankind may eventually for
protection.
“COSMIC TRAVELLERS: COMETS AND ASTEROIDS” - An examination of the dangers
posed by potential comet and asteroid impacts with the Earth, as well as the future plans
to research and exploit these celestial bodies.
“SPACE FRONTIERS: THE MOON, MARS, AND BEYOND” – This program shows the
directions that space exploration will take in the near future, and the benefits of conducting
manned missions to the planets.
“WOMEN SPACE PIONEERS” - This is the story of the first six women astronauts in the
American Space Program at NASA, who were chosen before the flight of the first Shuttle,
and what effects they had on the future of women’s participation in the space program.
“DR. SALLY RIDE: A WOMAN SPACE PIONEER” - This profile of the first American woman
in space, Dr. Sally Ride, covers her upbringing from childhood through her career as a
scientist at Stanford University, then her entry as one of the first group of women astronauts
accepted into NASA, as well as covering her two missions as a mission specialist.
“JACKIE COCHRAN: FIRST LADY OF FLIGHT” – This profile of Jackie Cochran is a story of
a woman who set more aviation records than anyone before or after her, male or female,
and going on to become the first woman to fly faster than the speed of sound in the
process, then going on to be the first woman to fly twice the speed of sound.
SPACE 3-MINUTE DOCUMENTARY SEGMENTS PRODUCED -
SPACE FACTS #1
“1957 – FIRST SATELLITE IN SPACE (Sputnik 1)” - The Soviet Union shocked the world by
launching the first satellite into orbit, and because it was launched on a military booster, it
heightened the tensions between the superpowers and triggered the space race.
“1958 – BIRTH OF NASA” - As a direct result of the Russian’s successes in space,
President Eisenhower enters the new space race by establishing the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration.
“1959 – CHOICE OF FIRST SEVEN U.S. ASTRONAUTS” - This is the story of the first
seven test pilots chosen as the initial U.S. astronauts, when NASA approved the first
manned space missions, and they sought military test pilots to serve as the first astronauts
“1961 – PRESIDENT KENNEDY’S PROMISE TO GO TO THE MOON” – In May, 1961, John
F. Kennedy promised to the American people that a man would plant the American flag on
the moon by the end of the 1960s.
“1962 – FIRST U.S. ORBITAL SPACE FLIGHT” (John Glenn/Friendship 7) - John Glenn was
the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth in his Mercury capsule, and immediately became a
national hero.
“1963 – VALENTINA TERESHCOVA - First Woman in Space” (Vostok 6) - In what may have
been a publicity stunt to embarrass NASA, the Russians put the first woman into orbit in
June, 1963, that was longer than all of the American astronauts’ flight time combined.
“1965 – FIRST MANNED GEMINI FLIGHT” (Gemini 3) - Before Americans could go to the
Moon, new technology and equipment had to be tested and trained in Earth orbit first,
called Project Gemini. This is the story of the first manned flight of Project Gemini.
“1966 – LAST GEMINI MISSION” (Gemini 12) - The last of the two-man Gemini missions
take place, with Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin setting many new space records, finally proving
humankind’s ability to work and live in space.
“1967 – THREE ASTRONAUTS DIE IN FIRE” (Apollo 1) - Three American astronauts are
killed in a fire on the launch pad during a test of the new Apollo space capsule.
“1968 – FIRST MANNED FLIGHT TO THE MOON” (Apollo 8) - December, 1968, was the
very first time that men were sent to the Moon. In Apollo 8, a three-man crew was sent to
the Moon, arrived at the Moon on Christmas, then made a successful trip back.
“1969 – FIRST LUNAR LANDING” (Apollo 11) - The first lunar landing by Neil Armstrong
and Buzz Aldrin on July 20th, 1969, will mark the greatest accomplishment in the history of
humankind.
“1970 – APOLLO 13 ABORTED MISSION” - The ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, where both
oxygen tanks are lost, and the crew barely survives the return trip back to Earth.
“1972 – LAST MISSION TO THE MOON” (Apollo 17) - Apollo 17 took on historic proportions
as the last of the Moon missions.
“1973 – SKYLAB” - Skylab was America’s first attempt at putting a fully equipped space
station into orbit. It was constantly plagued by problems, and after only three scientific
missions to Skylab, it fell out of orbit and burned up in the atmosphere.
“1975 – FIRST AMERICAN-RUSSIAN COOPERATIVE SPACE MISSION” (Apollo-Soyuz) -
The very first cooperative venture in space between the two superpowers was performed
during a docking between the American and Russian spacecraft.
“1976 – VIKING PROBES” - Two Viking spacecraft were sent to Mars, to conduct a study of
that planet. Each spacecraft had an orbiter that took photos from above the planet, and
also had a probe that landed on the planet’s surface and searched for life.
“1977 – VOYAGER PROBES” - Two Voyager spacecraft were sent to photograph Jupiter
and Saturn. The second spacecraft was able to take advantage of a slingshot effect as it
passed Saturn, and was also able to take photos of Uranus and Neptune as well.
“1981 – FIRST MANNED SHUTTLE FLIGHT” (STS-1) - The first manned flight was also the
first flight of the Shuttle, as there was no way to send an unmanned test flight (since a pilot
had to land the spacecraft).
“1983 – DR. SALLY RIDE – FIRST U.S. WOMAN IN SPACE ” (STS-7) - Dr. Sally Ride
became the first American woman to go onto a space flight. Her accomplishments in the
U.S. Space Program had made her a symbol and icon for women around the world.
“1986 – CHALLENGER ACCIDENT” (STS-51L) - The Challenger Shuttle, carrying a crew of
seven and the first civilian non-astronaut, exploded only a minute after launching. It was
later revealed that NASA management had ignored warnings about cold weather
launchings, that was the ultimate cause for the explosion.
“1994 – SHOEMAKER-LEVY COMET HITS JUPITER” - Fragments of an ancient and broken
up comet smashes into Jupiter and causes a spectacular set of impacts on the planet’s
surface never before seen in history.
“1995 – SHUTTLE-MIR DOCKING” - The very first docking and exchange between an
American Shuttle spacecraft and the Russian Mir Space Station, along with an exchange of
astronauts occurred.
“1996 – DISCOVERY OF LIFE ON MARS” - NASA scientists announce to the world the
discovery of the remains or residue of possible life forms found in a meteorite sample
believed to have come from Mars.
SPACE 3-MINUTE DOCUMENTARY SEGMENTS PRODUCED -
SPACE FACTS #2
“AEROSPACE PLANE” – America’s aerospace plane – technology that promises
affordable and efficient access to space in the 21st century.
“GOLDSTONE: NASA’s EARS TO THE UNIVERSE” – This complex comprises huge
stations around the globe to provide contact with long-range spacecraft.
“UNMASKING THE SUN” – The five-year journey of exploration of the Sun by the spacecraft
Ulysses.
“HOW TO SUPPORT LIFE IN SPACE” – The challenges facing space travel, that are bound
by human needs of fresh air, clean water, and nutritious foods.
“ROBOTICS FOR THE SPACE STATION” – A profile covering the newest generation of
robots, that will play a major role in the construction of the space station and in mining on
the Moon.
“ADVANCED SENSORS FROM SPACE RESEARCH” – Sensors monitoring all aspects of
NASA’s spacecraft had to be developed for ever increasing hostile environments, and
these sensors have been modified for use on Earth-bound devices.
“HELPING TO PUT OUT FOREST FIRES FROM SPACE” – An examination of how NASA
and its satellites can help firefighters combat forest fires, by showing them aerial views of
the fire and pinpointing where the hot spots are.
“SPACE TECHNOLOGY HELP FIREFIGHTERS BREATH” – Using the technology
developed in the 1960s for the Apollo astronauts to breath while on the Moon, NASA
adapted this technology to develop new breathing apparatus systems for fire depts..
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“ADVANCES IN MEDICAL IMAGING FROM SPACE” – Ever since NASA sent men to the
Moon, medical scanning and imaging was a top priority, and these new developments
have been adapted for use in ever-improving medical imaging on Earth.
“THE OZONE HOLE” – It wasn’t until the Apollo missions that people were able to see the
ozone hole over Antarctica, and raised the alarms over what to do next, and this
examination shows the worldwide efforts to study this phenomenon more closely.
“VIRTUAL REALITY IN SPACE RESEARCH” – With the growing emphasis on unmanned
robotic spacecraft traveling the solar system and beyond, new technologies in virtual reality
are being developed to bring the other planets to the humans on Earth.
“IMPROVED MAPPING FROM SPACE” – The evolution of global positioning using new
satellites and new digital devices on the ground.
“INSULIN PUMP FROM SPACE TECHNOLOGY” – Brand new insulin delivery technology
has been developed for diabetics, as a result of the miniaturization demands of space
travelers.
“FINDING FISH POPULATIONS FROM SPACE” – Brand new technologies developed by
NASA to help fishermen find fish populations and study their travel patterns, in order to
gather data faster and make catches more efficient.
“HELIUM-3 MINING: NEW ENERGY SOURCES ON THE MOON” – Helium-3 is widespread
throughout the Moon’s surface, but is very rare on Earth, but just 25 tons of Helium-3 could
supply the entire U.S. electrical needs for an entire year. Mining colonies are currently
planned on the Moon.
“ATMOSPHERIC AND GREENHOUSE GAS STUDIES” – An examination of atmospheric
and greenhouse gases using a technologies recently developed by NASA.
“LUNAR RANGING” – One of the most important experiments left by the Apollo astronauts
on the lunar surface was the lunar ranging experiment, which allows Earth-based lasers to
accurately determine the distance from the Earth to the Moon.
“THE HISTORY OF SPACE SUITS” – A profile of space suits, from the earliest adaptations
from Navy and Air Force high altitude pressure suits, to the suits used by the Apollo
astronauts on the Moon, to the flexible suits used on the space station.
“FUTURE MARS SAMPLE RETURN MISSION” – A prerequisite to sending manned
missions to Mars, is to develop technologies of descent to the Martian surface, robotically
conducting a rendezvous, then ascent. All of these would be done from an unmanned
Mars sample return.
“VIEWS OF EARTH FROM SPACE” – For over 45 years, astronaut crews have looked back
in wonder from the unique vantage point of space. These new images provide a visual
record of how our planet is changing over time.
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