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Modern Marvels: Winter Tech
Thursday, February 11 at 8 PM EST
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Modern Marvels: '80's Tech.
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The Universe: Mysteries of the Moon
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The Universe: Wildest Weather in the Cosmos
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The Universe: Wildest Weather in the Cosmos
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Modern Marvels: Winter Tech Thursday, February 11 at 8 PM EST
Winter Tech. From building cutting-edge competition venues to the latest sports science training, winter sports use more technology than ever. This episode takes you behind the scenes of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter games. Olympic
Modern Marvels: Winter Tech Friday, February 12 at 12 AM EST
Winter Tech. From building cutting-edge competition venues to the latest sports science training, winter sports use more technology than ever. This episode takes you behind the scenes of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter games. Olympic
Modern Marvels: '80's Tech. Thursday, February 11 at 1 PM EST
'80's Tech.. Remember "brick" cell phones, Pac-Man, Rubik's Cube, Sony Walkman, and the first music CDs? Remember all the new and exciting gadgets of the 1980s? Join us as we investigate the transition from Industrial to Information Age--a
Modern Marvels: '80's Tech. Thursday, February 11 at 7 PM EST
'80's Tech.. Remember "brick" cell phones, Pac-Man, Rubik's Cube, Sony Walkman, and the first music CDs? Remember all the new and exciting gadgets of the 1980s? Join us as we investigate the transition from Industrial to Information Age--a
The Universe: Mysteries of the Moon Tuesday, February 09 at 10 AM EST
Mysteries of the Moon. For thousands of years, mankind has found comfort in its presence. It's been a lantern for nighttime travelers, a timekeeper for farmers, and a location finder for sailors at sea. For some cultures, it's even been a god. It's
The Universe: Mysteries of the Moon Tuesday, February 09 at 4 PM EST
Mysteries of the Moon. For thousands of years, mankind has found comfort in its presence. It's been a lantern for nighttime travelers, a timekeeper for farmers, and a location finder for sailors at sea. For some cultures, it's even been a god. It's
The Universe: Wildest Weather in the Cosmos Tuesday, February 09 at 8 AM EST
Wildest Weather in the Cosmos. Imagine a tornado so powerful, it can form a planet, or winds sweeping across a planet but blowing at 6,000 miles per hour! How about rain....made of iron? Sounds like science fiction, but this type of weather is
The Universe: Wildest Weather in the Cosmos Tuesday, February 09 at 2 PM EST
Wildest Weather in the Cosmos. Imagine a tornado so powerful, it can form a planet, or winds sweeping across a planet but blowing at 6,000 miles per hour! How about rain....made of iron? Sounds like science fiction, but this type of weather is
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SPACE EXPLORATION,

The space age and practical astronautics commenced with the launching of Sputnik 1 by the Soviet Union in October 1957 and of Explorer 1 by the U.S. in January 1958. In October 1958 the NASA was created in the U.S. During the following decades, thousands of spacecraft of all varieties were launched, mostly in earth orbit. The overwhelming majority of these were launched by the Soviet Union and by the U.S.

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1983 First African American in space
1963 The U.S.-Soviet "hot line" goes into operation
1945 MacArthur arrives in Japan
1918 Vladimir Lenin shot
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