Episodes
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Beyond A Year in Space
S1 E2 - 54m 10s
Beyond A Year in Space picks up where A Year in Space left off: Scott Kelly’s last day in space and return to Earth. The special also introduces viewers to the next generation of astronauts training to leave Earth’s orbit and travel into deep space.
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A Year in Space
S1 E1 - 55m 37s
Follow astronaut Scott Kelly’s record-breaking 12-month mission on the International Space Station, from launch to landing, as NASA charts the effects of long-duration spaceflight by comparing him to his identical twin on Earth, astronaut Mark Kelly.
Extras + Features
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Meet Astronaut Jessica Meir
S1 E2 - 1m 32s
Before she became an astronaut, Jessica Meir was a biological scientist studying how animals live in extreme environments.
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Jessica and Victor Visit Kennedy Space Center
S1 E2 - 2m 46s
Astronauts Jessica Meir and Victor Glover visit Launch Pad 39B, where the space shuttle used to launch, and the Vehicle Assembly Building, the “high holy cathedral of space.”
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Episode 2 Preview
S1 E2 - 30s
Beyond A Year in Space picks up where A Year in Space left off: Scott Kelly’s last day in space and return to Earth. The special also introduces viewers to the next generation of astronauts training to leave Earth’s orbit and travel into deep space.
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Meet Astronaut Victor Glover
S1 E2 - 1m 32s
Before he became an astronaut, Victor Glover was a fighter pilot in the US Navy.
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The Legacy of the One Year Mission
S1 E2 - 2m
Astronauts Scott Kelly and Jessica Meir discuss the importance of the Twin Study, which will help scientists understand the effects of being in space for a year.
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Scott Kelly Returns to Earth After a Year in Space
S1 E2 - 2m 44s
One Year Mission crew members Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko drop through the atmosphere in a Soyuz spacecraft, landing on March 2nd in the desolate Kazakhstan desert.
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The Twin Study
S1 E2 - 2m 54s
While Scott Kelly spent a year on the International Space Station, his twin brother Mark spent a year on earth. By analyzing the differences between the two men, NASA researchers hope to gain insight into the effects of spaceflight on the human body.
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Space Food
S1 E1 - 55s
In the world of zero gravity of the International Space Station, making dinner can be tricky. Astronauts must rely on surface tension, Velcro and crafty planning to prepare their meals. A Year in Space premieres Wednesday, March 2, 2016, 8/9c on PBS. #YearInSpace
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Space Wealth
S1 E1 - 48s
While they are in orbit, and look out back on the Earth, astronauts have a unique perspective on the world. Areas of greater prosperity have a particular characteristic when seen from above...
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Zero Gravity
S1 E1 - 1m 49s
How something so fun can be so bad for you.
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Space Twins
S1 E1 - 2m 11s
Using data from identical twin astronauts Mark and Scott Kelly, NASA’s twin study is investigating the long-term effects of space travel on the human body. The results will be used to help get humans to Mars.
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Earthly Pleasures
S1 E1 - 1m 47s
As Scott Kelly orbits the Earth for an entire year, he misses many of Earth’s pleasures, from the people he left behind, to the comforts of home, to the sound of rain or a cool breeze.
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