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NOVA: Hubble's Amazing Rescue DVD

In the spring of 2009, NASA sent a shuttle crew on a risky mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope for the last time. The astronaut servicing team must carry out the first ever in-space repairs of Hubble's defective instruments, a task that requires ingenious engineering fixes and the most intensive NASA spacewalk ever. NOVA presents the inside story of the mission and the extraordinary challenges faced by the rescue crew.

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Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2009
Length: 56 minutes on 1 Disc
Rating: TV-PG
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

NOVA: Hubble's Amazing Rescue DVD

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For All Mankind Blu-ray

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For All Mankind Blu-ray

Al Reinert's stunning documentary has been restored in high definition digital transfer 40 years after the Apollo 11 moon landing it celebrates. His story of the 24 men who have traveled to the moon-beginning with one unforgettable small step-won the 1989 Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize, with Brian Eno's original music setting off the simple words of the astronauts themselves.

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Production Year: 1989
Length: 93 minutes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

For All Mankind DVD

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Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 1989
Length: 93 minutes on 1 Disc
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

For All Mankind DVD

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The Universe Collector's Set - 14PK DVD

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The Universe Collector's Set - 14PK DVD

Need to catch up on the state of the universe, 21st-century style? Look no further than this fast-paced collector's set from HISTORY's popular series. State-of-the-art computer graphics, animation, and the latest scientific intelligence meld into a mind-blowing portrait of planets, stars, and galaxies. Explore the solar system and beyond in HD precision, with stunning NASA footage.

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Color: Yes
Length: 2310 minutes on 14 Discs
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

400 Years of the Telescope DVD, Book, & Free CD!

A documentary following the history of the telescope from the days of Copernicus to recent findings from the Hubble Telescope; 400 Years of the Telescope opens in 17th century Florence, Italy, with Galileo training his spyglass on the heavens and discovering that Jupiter has four moons; Venus has phases like the Moon; and most shocking of all: the Earth is not the center of the universe. Buy the DVD with the companion book and CD and save!

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400 Years of the Telescope DVD, Book, & Free CD!

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400 Years of the Telescope - Book (Softcover)

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400 Years of the Telescope - Book (Softcover)

In 400 Years of the Telescope: A Journey of Science, Technology and Thought, the companion book to the PBS television special, Donald Goldsmith takes readers on a sweeping cosmic journey from the simple optical telescopes used by astronomers in centuries past to today's giant and technologically sophisticated instruments that study our universe in all parts of the electromagnetic spectrum on Earth and in space.

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Production Year: 2009
Country Of Origin : United States

National Geographic: Journey to the Edge of the Universe Blu-ray

National Geographic presents the first accurate non-stop voyage from Earth to the edge of the Universe using a single, unbroken shot through the use of spectacular CGI technology. Building on images taken from the Hubble telescope, Journey to the Edge of the Universe explores the science and history behind the distant celestial bodies in the solar system.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2008
Length: 90 minutes
Subtitles: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

National Geographic: Journey to the Edge of the Universe Blu-ray

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National Geographic: Journey to the Edge of the Universe DVD

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National Geographic: Journey to the Edge of the Universe DVD

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2008
Length: 90 minutes on 1 Disc
Subtitles: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

400 Years of the Telescope DVD

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Production Year: 2009
Length: 60 minutes on 1 Disc
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

400 Years of the Telescope DVD

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Seeing in the Dark Blu-ray

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Seeing in the Dark Blu-ray

Seeing in the Dark aims to redefine the standards of quality in nonfiction science programming for television, and is meant to introduce viewers to the wonders of the night sky, making casual stargazing or serious amateur astronomy a part of their lives. This program follows in the footsteps of Timothy Ferris' two prior PBS specials The Creation of the Universe and Life Beyond Earth.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2007
Length: 60 minutes
Rating: TV-PG
Closed Captioned: Yes
Subtitles: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

NOVA: Is There Life on Mars? Reports From The Phoenix Lander DVD

NASA's twin robot explorers, Spirit and Opportunity, have lasted for more than 4 years on Mars. And since May 25, 2008, they've had company: NASA's Phoenix probe, which dramatically "tasted" water ice on the planet in July. This NOVA showcases the latest scientific results from the rovers and Phoenix, which are poised to reveal provocative new clues in the tantalizing search for water and life on the Red Planet.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2008
Length: 56 minutes on 1 Disc
Rating: TV-G
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

NOVA: Is There Life on Mars? Reports From The Phoenix Lander DVD

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Journey to Palomar DVD

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Journey to Palomar DVD

The film traces the story of the Chicago-born astronomer George Ellery Hale, considered the father of astrophysics, as he struggles personally and professionally to build the greatest telescopes of the 20th century at the Yerkes and Mount Wilson Observatories, and finally the 20-year effort to build the million-pound telescope on Palomar mountain beginning in the 1930s. Hale's observatories revolutionized our understanding of the universe.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2008
Length: 90 minutes on 1 Disc
Rating: TV-G
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

NOVA: Columbia: Space Shuttle Disaster DVD

On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas. All seven astronauts aboard perished and the worldwide repercussions on the future of the space shuttle program were enormous. Take a new look at the Columbia tragedy--and at NASA itself. From the agency's creation through decades of technical and financial compromises, get to the heart of what went wrong--and how to make sure it never happens again.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2008
Length: 56 minutes on 1 Disc
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

NOVA: Columbia: Space Shuttle Disaster DVD

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The Universe: The Complete Season One - Blu-ray 3PK

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The Universe: The Complete Season One - Blu-ray 3PK

This groundbreaking series from The History Channel will answer almost every question you could pose about the planets, the stars, and the galaxies we look up at in the nighttime sky. State of the art computer technology and up-to-date scientific knowledge take viewers right into the mysteries of the unknown in The Universe, for a fascinating, fact-filled voyage from Earth out through the cosmos.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2007
Length: 690 minutes
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions - Blu-ray 4PK

NASA archival footage will inspire and amaze viewers, including sequences on board spacecraft, in this lovingly restored collection, When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions. The Discovery Channel partnered with NASA to produce this unusual documentary, with candid interviews with the people behind the epic struggles, colossal tragedies, and bold triumphs of America's space program at age 50.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2008
Length: 258 minutes on 4 Discs
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions - Blu-ray 4PK

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When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions 4PK DVD

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When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions 4PK DVD

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2008
Length: 258 minutes on 4 Discs
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

The Planets DVD

Gustav Holst's musical suite, The Planets, springs to life through the talents of the BBC Symphony Orchestra as the soundtrack for a stunning visual feast. Breathtaking cinematography of Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune provide eloquent backdrops for each segment, symbolizing each planet's astrological significance. Andrew Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in this unforgettable performance.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2008
Length: 60 minutes on 1 Disc
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

The Planets DVD

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Phoenix Mars Mission: Ashes to Ice DVD

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Phoenix Mars Mission: Ashes to Ice DVD

The Phoenix Mars Mission blasted off to the Red Planet in August 2007. This film chronicles the meticulous preparation through blastoff. The Phoenix Mars Lander scheduled to land on the Martian surface on May 25, 2008. Once on the surface, scientists from around the world will gather to search for water in the form of ice under the planet's surface.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2008
Length: 60 minutes on 1 Disc
Rating: TV-PG
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

NOVA: Astrospies DVD

Millions remember the countdowns, launchings, splashdowns, and parades as the U.S. raced the USSR to the moon in the 1960s. But few know that both countries also ran parallel space programs, whose covert goal was to launch military astronauts on spying missions. In this program, NOVA delves into the untold story of this top-secret space race, which might easily have turned into a shooting war in orbit.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2008
Length: 56 minutes on 1 Disc
Rating: TV-PG
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

NOVA: Astrospies DVD

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NOVA: Death Star DVD

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NOVA: Death Star DVD

They are so bright they are a billion times more luminous than the sun. They are so distant their light takes billions of years just to reach Earth. These amazingly violent explosions, or death stars, may even have the power to eradicate life in an entire galaxy. See how these celestial phenomena can teach us about the dawn of the universe. And hear a controversial theory of how a gamma ray burst in our own galaxy could destroy life on Earth.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2002
Length: 56 minutes on 1 Disc
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

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American Experience: We Shall Remain DVD

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