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Deep Space Disasters

In space travel there is a saying that the first 50 miles and the last 50 miles are the most dangerous. See how a single spark inside a spacecraft or a micrometeoroid less than an inch wide hitting a space station can turn a routine mission into a lethal nightmare. As the missions become longer, venturing to Mars and beyond, the potential disasters will only become bigger. What would happen if a spacecraft ventured too close to a black hole or was hit by a gamma ray burst?
Aired: Nov 11, 2008 Genre: DocumentaryCasts: David Ackroyd Erik ThompsonDuration: 45m Rating: 0 Country: United States of America Production: Flight 33 Productions