Secret Space Escapes

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   E1. Fire on the Mir

   Nov 10, 2015 · 45m

   In 1997 astronauts and cosmonauts Alexsandr on MIR deals with a life-threatening cabin fire and an out-of-control cargo ship; In 2001 astronaut Chris Hadfield's rookie spacewalk takes a terrifying turn leaving him temporarily blinded in space.

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   E2. Shipwrecked

   Nov 17, 2015 · 45m

   In 1997 on board the Russian Space Station Mir a collision put a hole in the station and the vacuum of space bares down; another astronaut's first spacewalk becomes a nightmare when he and his partner have only the oxygen in their suits to survive.

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   E3. Secret Mayday Mission

   Nov 24, 2015 · 45m

   A Space Shuttle crew discovers damage to protective tiles on the shuttle's underbelly that could kill them during re-entry in temperatures up to 3000 degrees.

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   E4. Toxic Leak

   Dec 1, 2015 · 45m

   A toxic ammonia leak endangers a crew; and a space walk goes wrong when an astronaut's helmet fills with water. Also: a cosmonaut is stranded in the wilderness after narrowly surviving re-entry.

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   E5. Point Of No Return

   Dec 8, 2015 · 45m

   An astronaut loses his vision and is locked outside his craft after a spacesuit malfunction during a spacewalk; a fire on the launchpad threatens cosmonauts; and a space shuttle is aborted seconds before launch, but the crew doesn't know why.

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   E6. Gasping for Air

   Dec 15, 2015 · 45m

   A toxic leak threatens the lives of astronauts; a crew suffers from depressurization; and an engine malfunctions at takeoff.

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