NASA's Greatest Missions

Since the dawn of mankind, we have stared up at the lights in the sky and wondered...

Now join the heroic men and women of NASA on some of the greatest adventures ever undertaken, he quest to reach out beyond Earth and into the great unknown of space!

To celebrate 50 years of incredible achievements, Discovery Channel has collaborated with NASA to reveal epic struggles, tragedies and triumphs in a bold chapter of human history.

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Status	Returning Series
Original Name	NASA's Greatest Missions
First Air Date	February 13, 2008
Last Air Date	March 19, 2008
Seasons	1
Episodes	6
Episode Runtime	4h 30min
Language	English
Original Language	English
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Part 6: A Home in Space

Billions of dollars over budget and ten years behind schedule, NASA finally launched the Hubble Space Telescope, which was expected to transform our understanding of the Universe, but it immediately became clear that NASA had a serious problem. Hubble, the all-seeing eye into deep space, was near-sighted. At the risk of becoming a laughing stock NASA sent a crack team of astronauts to fix the phenomenally costly problem. Their heroic efforts captured the public's imagination in a way not seen since the historic Moon landings, giving NASA the confidence to begin construction of the International Space Station.

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