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All Episodes of The Age of Aerospace

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Explore the last 100 years of aviation history in unprecedented detail. From the Wright brothers first flight to the Apollo moon landings and beyond, the series highlights milestones in an industry defined by innovation.

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Season 1

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What Can't We Do?
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/1/2016
A chronicle of how Bill Boeing and his contemporaries, like Donald Douglas, took the invention of the airplane and forged an industry, delivering advancements in communication, transportation, and warfare.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Miracle Planes
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/8/2016
Detailing the role American industry and planes like the Boeing B-17, B-29, and North American P-51 Mustang played in the Allied victory over Germany and Japan.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Shrinking the Earth
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/15/2016
The story of three Boeing planes that launched the jet age – the B-47 bomber, the Boeing 707 and the iconic Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet – planes made possible by secrets discovered in a German Forest at the close of WWII.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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In the Vastness of Space
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/22/2016
The story of Project Apollo and humankind’s first journey to the moon on Apollo 8. NASA icons and individuals from American industry reflect on past achievements and explore humanity’s future in space.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Dreamliner
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/29/2016
Revealing the technology, resources, and risk required to build commercial aircraft in the modern world through the story of Boeing's most recent revolution in jet design, the 787.
Director: Unknown
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