Featuring Rocket Tech: Space Shuttle, Energia/Buran, Long March 3B, Ariane 5, V-2 Rocket, R-16/SS-7 Saddler, R-7 Semyorka/SS-6 Sapwood, Vostok, Mercury, Saturn V, DC-XA

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60 min

8. Roller Coasters

All About Roller Coasters

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60 min

9. Space Planes

Featuring: Space Shuttle, DC-XA, VentureStar, Energia/Buran, HOPE-X, Hermes

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60 min

10. Speed Freaks

Going Fast...

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11. Wheels of Steel

This program focuses on the fastest, largest, and tallest trains. We take a brief look at the steam era -- at the Mallard and the huge Big Boys of the Union Pacific railways and a more detailed look at the trains of today -- in particular the French TGV with its top speed of 320 mph. We investigate breaking systems, on-board computer systems and the latest in hi-tech tracks. We show some of the spectacular train crashes and disasters across time and take the audience on a time-lapse trip from London to Paris. Finally, we look at plans for the future with NASA's Maglifter concept -- a launch lift for tomorrow's space train.