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In 1961, President Kennedy issued a grand challenge: to land a man on the moon and return him safely to Earth by the end of the decade. What followed was a series of daring missions against an almost impossible timeline on the most complicated spacecraft ever built. Revisit an era when NASA's team of engineers and astronauts gambled everything to embark on humankind's most ambitious journey, brought to life through archival interviews, rarely seen footage, and artifacts from the vaults of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.

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Smithsonian Channel To Honor Veterans Month With Special Two-Night Event Photo Smithsonian Channel To Honor Veterans Month With Special Two-Night Event
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 08, 2019

Smithsonian Channel continues its annual initiative honoring Veterans Month with two all-new specials to air this November. MEMPHIS BELLE IN COLOR tells the story of the famed Memphis Belle – a B-17 bomber plane that became a symbol of the Allies' desperate fight against the German Luftwaffe during ...


Smithsonian Channel Presents RISE OF THE SUPERCARRIER Photo Smithsonian Channel Presents RISE OF THE SUPERCARRIER
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 16, 2019

Set sail on HMS Queen Elizabeth, the largest and most advanced warship ever built in Great Britain, in Smithsonian Channel's RISE OF THE SUPERCARRIER. Filmed over three years, with exclusive and unprecedented access, the new three-part series takes viewers on an intimate and extraordinary journey wi...


Smithsonian Channel Announces SPY WARS WITH DAMIAN LEWIS Photo Smithsonian Channel Announces SPY WARS WITH DAMIAN LEWIS
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 12, 2020

Smithsonian Channel is set to investigate some of the most shocking and explosive cases of espionage over the last 50 years. SPY WARS WITH DAMIAN LEWIS features the incredible true stories of spy wars fought in the shadows, from the turbulent years of the Cold War to the Iran Hostage Crisis and the ...


Smithsonian Channel to Premiere HUNT FOR EAGLE 56 Photo Smithsonian Channel to Premiere HUNT FOR EAGLE 56
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 25, 2019

Smithsonian Channel will reveal the exclusive story of the discovery of the “Holy Grail” of missing World War II warships, the USS Eagle 56. The new three-part series, HUNT FOR EAGLE 56, will follow the Nomad Exploration Team – a group of New England wreck divers who made the discovery – as they une...


Smithsonian Channel Announces New Special BATTLE OF LITTLE BIG HORN Photo Smithsonian Channel Announces New Special BATTLE OF LITTLE BIG HORN
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 09, 2019

The Battle of the Little Big Horn. Custer's Last Stand. The Battle of the Greasy Grass. An infamous conflict known by many names is one that has been edited, embellished and sensationalized for over a century. On June 25, 1876, Hunkpapa Lakota Chief Sitting Bull and thousands of American Indians wer...


Smithsonian Channel Presents New Series QUEEN OF THE PYTHONS Photo Smithsonian Channel Presents New Series QUEEN OF THE PYTHONS
by Tori Hartshorn - July 08, 2019

Smithsonian Channel follows the notorious and deadly African rock python in QUEEN OF THE PYTHONS. The one-hour special examines the 13-foot female snake's daily life in a sub-tropical valley in South Africa. A hunter of a wide variety of prey, from tiny birds to full-sized deer, the constrictor is a...


Smithsonian Channel Announces Moon Landing 50th Anniversary Celebration Photo Smithsonian Channel Announces Moon Landing 50th Anniversary Celebration
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 30, 2019

Half a century after humanity's historic first step on the Moon, Smithsonian Channel will launch a six-week celebration of this historic accomplishment. Six-part series APOLLO'S MOON SHOT explores the Moon program through unique and rare access to Apollo artifacts from the Smithsonian's National Air...


24th Annual Webby Awards Nominees Announced Photo 24th Annual Webby Awards Nominees Announced
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 28, 2020

The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS) today announced the Nominees for The 24th Annual Webby Awards...


Smithsonian Channel Announces BLACK IN SPACE: BREAKING THE COLOR BARRIER Photo Smithsonian Channel Announces BLACK IN SPACE: BREAKING THE COLOR BARRIER
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 21, 2020

The race to get to space is long over, but buried in time is the revelatory story of the world's first black astronauts. For many Americans, the 20th-century Space Race was a Cold War competition over rocketry and technological feats, but the world's two superpowers were also engaged in another high...


Smithsonian Channel Announces Women's History Month Programming Photo Smithsonian Channel Announces Women's History Month Programming
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 24, 2020

Smithsonian Channel is set to kick off Women's History Month with two exciting new projects – first, the second annual WOMEN IN HISTORY social video initiative on March 1, and the following day, the premiere of VIKING WOMEN: THE REAL VALKYRIES. Each aims to shine a light on incredible, pioneering wo...


Smithsonian Channel Announces Fall Monarchy Programming Photo Smithsonian Channel Announces Fall Monarchy Programming
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 04, 2019

Smithsonian Channel ventures into the heart of the monarchy with two new programs this fall. The three-part series PRIVATE LIVES OF THE WINDSORS reveals scandalous stories of the royal family's previous generation via new access to private letters, diaries and photographs. One-hour documentary PRINC...


Smithsonian Channel to Premiere THE LIFE OF EARTH Photo Smithsonian Channel to Premiere THE LIFE OF EARTH
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 01, 2019

Since the dawn of humanity, we've wondered – how did our world come to be? Today, thanks to hundreds of satellites orbiting the planet, science is uncovering the full, epic story – including clues to our own role in its future. Travel through eons of fire and meteor storms – from the arrival of ocea...


Smithsonian Channel Examines the Evolution of Weaponry in WORLD OF WEAPONS Photo Smithsonian Channel Examines the Evolution of Weaponry in WORLD OF WEAPONS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 06, 2020

Smithsonian Channel will explore the evolution of weapons throughout history and how they changed the course of mankind in the new documentary series WORLD OF WEAPONS. Weapons comprise an ever-evolving arsenal that has transformed combat - helping build empires, destroy them and deter aggression. Th...


Smithsonian Channel Announces ISLE OF CHIMPS and GORILLAS OF GABON Photo Smithsonian Channel Announces ISLE OF CHIMPS and GORILLAS OF GABON
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 10, 2019

Smithsonian Channel is spotlighting the incredible conservation work being done to save great apes in two new films to debut as part of the network's signature Wild Wednesday lineup. From an island sanctuary giving orphaned and rescued chimpanzees a second chance to a journey through a distant land ...


Smithsonian Channel Presents HUMBOLDT: EPIC EXPLORER Photo Smithsonian Channel Presents HUMBOLDT: EPIC EXPLORER
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 19, 2020

More than 200 years ago, a German scientist Alexander von Humboldt spent five years traveling across the South American continent, making revolutionary discoveries about the workings of the natural world. Now, in Smithsonian Channel's HUMBOLDT: EPIC EXPLORER, historian and bestselling author, Andrea...


Smithsonian Channel Announces Two Films About the Power of Volcanoes Photo Smithsonian Channel Announces Two Films About the Power of Volcanoes
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 14, 2019

Scattered across the globe lie nearly 1,500 known volcanoes – some active all year round, others that can erupt with surprising and often deadly force. Two recent incidents – Fuego in Guatemala and Kilauea in Hawaii – claimed hundreds of lives and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage whe...


Smithsonian Channel Announces Expansion of IN COLOR Programming Photo Smithsonian Channel Announces Expansion of IN COLOR Programming
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 17, 2019

This November, Smithsonian Channel will transform decades of black and white, bringing figures like Winston Churchill, Queen Victoria and Frank Sinatra – and events like the Hindenburg disaster – into the full-color world they lived. The network today announced the season three premiere of the criti...


Smithsonian Channel Announces WORLD OF WEAPONS Photo Smithsonian Channel Announces WORLD OF WEAPONS
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 06, 2020

Smithsonian Channel will explore the evolution of weapons throughout history and how they changed the course of mankind in the new documentary series WORLD OF WEAPONS. Weapons comprise an ever-evolving arsenal that has transformed combat – helping build empires, destroy them and deter aggression. Th...







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