Cosmic Journeys
Season 1 • Episode 25: Reinventing Space Flight • Watch with subtitles
Episode 25: Reinventing Space Flight
February 3, 2014 • 24 min
Follow Dr. Ben Longmier and his team into the rugged Alaskan wilderness on a quest to build a whole new type of rocket engine. Their goal is to test sensitive components by launching them into radiation-filled environments of space aboard helium balloons. Their goal is to revolutionize space travel and exploration by harnessing the energy contained in the dynamic fourth state of matter: plasma.
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