Reinventing Space Flight

This documentary follows Dr Ben Longmier and his team into the rugged Alaskan wilderness on a quest to build a radically new kind of rocket engine. They aim to test sensitive components by launching them into the radiation-filled edge of space aboard high-altitude balloons. The film captures the ingenuity, risk and determination behind cutting-edge propulsion research. Inspiring and hands-on, it shows the scrappy side of space innovation. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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