Title from container. Neil deGrasse Tyson, host. Originally produced for the television program Nova scienceNow. Not rated.
Contents:
Space dangers / written, produced, and directed by Sarah Holt -- Space suits / written and produced by Pamela Mason Wagner -- Space food / written, produced, and directed by Sarah Holt -- Profile: Vandi Verma ; Plasma rockets / produced by Joshua Seftel & Jesse Sweet, written and directed by Joshua Seftel.
Summary:
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson will tackle one of science's major challenges in each episode, framed as a simple question that ordinary people wonder and worry about. Neil will guide us as he explores dramatic discoveries and the frontiers of research that connect each central, provocative mystery. Episode includes: Space Dangers. A trip to Mars and back could take two to three years. Can humans survive the journey, fraught with deadly meteoroids, bone and muscle wasting?
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