Once Upon A Time In Space on SBS and SBS on Demand S1E1 and S1E2 – From award-winning director James Bluemel (Once Upon a Time in Iraq, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland) this is the human story of space exploration, told by those who lived it. It’s been 63 years since Yuri Gagarin became the first human to ever go into space. Since then, only 676 people have followed him up there. This series tells the remarkable, thrilling and moving history of humans in space.
Through a mixture of powerful testimony, incredible archive and observational, actuality-driven scenes, this series reveals the personal stories of those intimately involved in the exploration of space. From pioneering astronauts and visionary scientists to daring space tourists, maverick businessmen and dreamers spellbound by the wonder of possibility.
Connecting the past to the present, Bluemel shows how significant moments from the last 60 years of our shared space history can illuminate our contemporary reality in surprising and insightful ways.
Series One, Episode One – America First – Sunday 18 January, at 7.30pm
With the dawn of the Space Shuttle, the US gains ground on Cold War rivals. A pioneering class of astronauts takes flight, but when tragedy strikes NASA are left reeling.
Series One, Episode Two: The Russian Thing – Sunday 18 January, at 8.30pm
When the Soviet Union falls, Russia welcomes US astronauts to their space station Mir. But co-operation between former cold war enemies is threatened by a run of disasters onboard.
Once Upon A Time In Space on SBS and SBS on Demand – Series Premiere / Sunday 18 January at 7.30pm (4 Parts)
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Once Upon A Time In Space on SBS and SBS on Demand S1E1 and S1E2
