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S3 E3 Space Shuttle

Documentary
50m
May 21, 2011
Richard Hammond reveals the surprising engineering connections in NASA’s Space Shuttle – the world’s first reusable spacecraft.

Full Episodes

Season 3, 6 Episodes

Season 3
S3 E1
Supertanker (LNG Tanker),
Richard Hammond reveals the ingenious engineering required to transport one of the most potentially hazardous cargoes in the world in some of the biggest vessels afloat.
50m May 7, 2011
S3 E2
Earthquake Proof Bridge,
Richard Hammond reveals how engineers made one of the longest bridges in the world earthquake-proof. The Gulf of Corinth slices deep into mainland Greece.
50m May 14, 2011
S3 E3
Space Shuttle,
Richard Hammond reveals the surprising engineering connections in NASA’s Space Shuttle – the world’s first reusable spacecraft.
50m May 21, 2011
S3 E4
Formula 1,
Richard Hammond reveals the surprising engineering connections behind the glamorous appearances of the Formula 1 car.
50m May 28, 2011
S3 E5
Burj al Arab,
Richard Hammond checks out the world’s tallest and most distinctively shaped hotel – the 320 metre high Burj al Arab, or Arabian Tower.
50m Jun 4, 2011
S3 E6
Bullet Train,
Richard Hammond reveals the surprising engineering connections in Japan’s Bullet Train – the world’s first high-speed train.
50m Jun 11, 2011
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