When We Left Earth: NASA Missions / Hubble The Final Chapter

For over 50 years the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has led the world in space exploration. Yet the boundless void that begins just 100 kilometres above us has been visited by no more than 500 people. Now 40 years on from the event that defined humankind's unquenchable thirst for exploration - the historic Apollo 11 moon landing - this visually stunning 6-part series reveals the majesty of space like never before from the pioneering Project Mercury and the Apollo Program through to the Space Shuttle launch and the International Space Station. Narrated by Gary Sinise and featuring rare interviews with legends Neil Armstrong John Glenn Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin "When We Left Earth" explores the missions the heroes and the triumphs of space exploration in a depth of detail previously experienced only by astronauts themselves.

" ... awe-inspiring and tear-inducing ... it will remind you what we can do when we set our minds high enough" New York Post
"...sweeping ... the vividness of a dream..." The New York Times

Hubble is a global superstar and a household name. Now it faces the most dramatic moment in its life the final visit for repairs and fond farewells from astronauts. The dangerous massive mission to revive the greatest science tool today is under way and once again Hubble and all the brilliant scientists and astronauts responsible for her will make history.

Hubble: Mission Critical
This is the inside story of the most dangerous Shuttle mission to Hubble. The future of the space telescope depends on the success of this mission. During their five demanding space walks the crew of the Shuttle will have to perform some of the riskiest repair work ever attempted in space and bring Hubble back into better than before working order. Follow the Space Shuttle Atlantis from take off from Kennedy Space Centre to touch down at Edwards Air Base in this thrilling programme.

The End of the Universe: Hubble's Final Chapter
Intense training in a neutral buoyancy pool for up to six hours a day is just one of the preparations that the astronauts have to undertake before they are ready to go on the most challenging mission ever attempted to the Hubble Space Telescope. We follow them as they also undertake hundreds of hours of rehearsal in the world's largest clean room where they practice the delicate complex and time consuming tasks they will have to undertake to extend the life of the world's trailblazing telescope.