Alan Shepard

In the 1950s and early '60s, a small band of high-altitude pioneers exposed themselves to the extreme forces of the space age long before NASA's acclaimed Mercury 7 would make headlines. Though largely forgotten today, balloonists were the first to venture into the frozen near-vacuum on the edge of our world, exploring the very limits of human physiology and human ingenuity in this lethal realm.

Danny Kaye tours EPCOT Center, singing its praises in Future World and the World Showcase. He meets celebrities and park characters like Dreamfinder and Figment, and speaks with some of the people responsible for creating the park.

For All Mankind retrace l'histoire des missions "Apollo". Au lieu de se concentrer seulement sur les faits, Al Reinert a cherché à évoquer les aspects humains de cette extraordinaire odyssée. Racontée par les astronautes eux-mêmes, ils se souviennent et commentent les images, qu'ils ont eu le privilège de voir, de vivre, au nom de l'Humanité: For All Mankind.

A look back at the history of major league baseball in Houston, starting with its humble beginnings at Colt .45 stadium, to the massive grandeur of the Astrodome and the birth of the Astros. Enjoy many of the great moments in Houston's baseball history including Ken Johnson's no-hitter, which he lost, Don Wilson's spectacular performances on the mound, and Nolan Ryan's triumph in overtaking Walter Johnson's strikeout record, just to name a few. Relive the story of the Astros as told by the stars who experienced it: like Rusty Staub, Joe Morgan and Mike Scott. From an expansion team in 1962 to today's National League Western Division Champions, "A Silver Odyssey" captures a quarter-century of history, humor and excitement.

Derrière l’Étoffe des héros raconte l’étonnante histoire vraie des premiers astronautes américains, les ‘Mercury 7’, et s’appuie sur des centaines d’heures d’archives officielles – émissions, films, extraits radio, interviews - et d’archives personnelles rares ou encore jamais diffusées pour catapulter les spectateurs à la fin des années 1950.

Révisez votre histoire des avancées scientifiques, des mouvements sociaux et des découvertes ayant changé le monde à l'aide d'infographies et d'images d'archives.