Destination Space @ nationalgeographic.com

Available on Video August 1, 2000
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Space is a dangerous and hostile environment for humans as attested by U.S. astronaut Michael Foale, who relates his harrowing experiences on Russia’s critically damaged Mir space station. Despite the risks, a new era of space exploration is just beginning.	EXPLORER investigates several of countless possibilities from bold spacecraft designs to lunar colonies to asteroid-based mines. As we enter the next era of space travel, space is just not for astronauts anymore.

Return to Mars: The Pathfinder Mission in 3-D
Shot into space like a bullet, the Pathfinder space probe landed like a beach ball. Follow the ups and downs of the Mars mission in space-age style—complete with virtual reality.
Star Journey: Striking Hubble Images and a Star Map
Cast your eye over the Hubble Space Telescope as it orbits Earth. View the universe as Hubble sees it, or scan the night sky with National Geographic’s popular star chart.
Virtual Solar System
Discover the wonders of our solar system in 3-D. Take a fly-by tour of the sun and each planet in its orbit; plus, get close-up views of the planets, extraterrestrial weather patterns, and more.
Destination: Mars
In the 21st century there will be life on Mars—human life! See what NASA has planned, and add your thoughts to the Talk Board.

Also at nationalgeographic.com:
• Asteroids: Deadly Impact
• Famous Faces: Buzz Aldrin
• Webcast: Our Future in Space by Buzz Aldrin
• Webcast: Living in Space by Shannon Lucid
• “John Glenn: Return to Space”
• Behind the Shot: “Unveiling the Universe”

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