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All Episodes of Secret Space Escapes

Revealing terrifying accidents, fights for survival, and stories of close calls and near misses by the astronauts who survived them. This series offers chilling accounts...
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Season 1

  • Fire on the Mir
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    Fire on the Mir

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/10/2015

    In 1997 astronauts and cosmonauts Alexsandr on MIR deals with a life-threatening cabin fire and an out-of-control cargo ship; In 2001 astronaut Chris Hadfield's rookie spacewalk takes a terrifying turn leaving him temporarily blinded in space.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Shipwrecked
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    Shipwrecked

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/17/2015

    In 1997 on board the Russian Space Station Mir a collision put a hole in the station and the vacuum of space bares down; another astronaut's first spacewalk becomes a nightmare when he and his partner have only the oxygen in their suits to survive.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Secret Mayday Mission
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    Secret Mayday Mission

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/24/2015

    A Space Shuttle crew discovers damage to protective tiles on the shuttle's underbelly that could kill them during re-entry in temperatures up to 3000 degrees.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Toxic Leak
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    Toxic Leak

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/1/2015

    A toxic ammonia leak endangers a crew; and a space walk goes wrong when an astronaut's helmet fills with water. Also: a cosmonaut is stranded in the wilderness after narrowly surviving re-entry.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Point Of No Return
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    Point Of No Return

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/8/2015

    An astronaut loses his vision and is locked outside his craft after a spacesuit malfunction during a spacewalk; a fire on the launchpad threatens cosmonauts; and a space shuttle is aborted seconds before launch, but the crew doesn't know why.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Gasping for Air
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    Gasping for Air

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/15/2015

    A toxic leak threatens the lives of astronauts; a crew suffers from depressurization; and an engine malfunctions at takeoff.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Abandon Ship
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    Abandon Ship

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/22/2015

    A power failure occurs on the ISS forcing the crew to consider abandoning the station, although damage has been found on the shuttle that could comprise them upon reentry. During the first spacewalk a cosmonaut is nearly stranded after a suit malfunction.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Solar Panel Crisis
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    Solar Panel Crisis

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/12/2016

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown