American Experience (1988 – ...)

1988 • 38 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 5 — Space Men

Name: Episode 5 — Space Men
Released: 2016-03-01
Duration: 55 min

Season 28 • American Experience

Released: 2016-03-01 • Documentary

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In the 1950s and early '60s, a small band of high-altitude pioneers exposed themselves to the extreme forces of the space age long before NASA's acclaimed Mercury 7 would make headlines. Though largely forgotten today, balloonists were the first to venture into the frozen near-vacuum on the edge of our world, exploring the very limits of human physiology and human ingenuity in this lethal realm.

Episodes

Episode 1
Bonnie & Clyde
2016-01-19

Episode 2
The Mine Wars
2016-01-26

Episode 3
Murder of a President
2016-02-02

Episode 4
The Perfect Crime
2016-02-09

Episode 5
Space Men
2016-03-01

Episode 6
The Boys of '36
2016-08-02

Episode 7
Tesla
2016-10-18

Episode 8
The Battle of Chosin
2016-11-01

Information

Episode air date	01.03.2016
Episode runtime	55 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	6.6
IMDb series rating	8.6
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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