In April 1981, the first Space Shuttle launched, ushering in a new era of space exploration.

Taking a look inside the cutting-edge technology that broke the barriers to extreme water travel.

The C5 Galaxy is nicknamed the 'Screaming giant'. The Airbus Tanker Craft has revolutionized flight.

Two versatile all-terrain vehicles that can move through snow where everything else sinks to a halt.

A Bagger dragline excavator that can produce enough raw material to power a small city in a day.

Pushing the boundaries of materials and equipment, humans strive to perfect machines.

Experience the largest most powerful machines on the planet crush, smash, and shred everything in their path.

While it has the power to destroy, the atom also has the power to save lives, light our cities, and power some of the most amazing machines on Earth and beyond.

From mega city airports to remote wooded mountains and valleys, these machines are there. No matter the danger, these mechanical superheroes answer the call when we need them most.

These titan transports move the biggest, heaviest, and most earth shaking loads, by land, sea, and sky: moving the critical goods that make our world run.

A look at the autonomous colossal machines that are pushing the boundaries of science, technology, and engineering that have the potential to change the world forever.

These are the fastest machines on Earth. They thrill us with their horsepower, strength and bone rattling speed. But for these speed demons to be the fastest and most powerful, they need to be truly colossal.