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JPL and the Space Age: Triumph at Saturn (Part 1)

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In 1997 an ambitious international mission, led by NASA’S Jet Propulsion Laboratory, launches to Saturn. The goal is to place a spacecraft around the planet. But this is a mission that had to fight its way to the launch pad. A tight budget, threats of cancellation, and friction between what scientists want and engineers can do are just some of the obstacles that have to be worked out by an international team of scientists and engineers from 27 nations. Part of the "JPL and the Space Age" series.

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Runtime: 56 minutes, 42 seconds

Black and white photo of a man posing with a small space rocket next to him. Text reads, “Frank J. Malina, The American Rocketeer, Beginnings of the Space Age.”
JPL and the Space Age
Episode 1
1 hours 29 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Woman with her back facing us and a man sitting next to her are on computers at a long desk. There’s a sign above the computer screens that reads, “Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology.”
JPL and the Space Age
Episode 2
53 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
View of the moon with half of it covered in darkness
JPL and the Space Age
Episode 3
58 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
View of Mars in space. Text reads, “The Changing Face of Mars.”
JPL and the Space Age
Episode 4
1 hours 26 minutes
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: JPL and the Space Age: The Stuff of Dreams
JPL and the Space Age
Episode 5
1 hours 27 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
White glowing orb on a black background. Text reads, “The Footsteps of Voyager.”
JPL and the Space Age
Episode 6
55 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
View of Earth in space. Text reads, “To The Rescue.”
JPL and the Space Age
Episode 7
57 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Black Background with text that reads, “The Pathfinders.”
JPL and the Space Age
Episode 8
59 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Black and white photo of a man walking up steps to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory building. “The Breaking Point.”
JPL and the Space Age
Episode 9
1 hours 47 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Bright white orb on a black background. Text reads, “Saving Galileo, JPL and the Space Age.”
JPL and the Space Age
Episode 10
59 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
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