Fire on the Mir

S01 E01 • Tuesday, Nov 10, 2015 • Nov 10 • 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.

Shipwrecked

S01 E02 • Tuesday, Nov 17, 2015 • Nov 17 • 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.

Secret Mayday Mission

S01 E03 • Tuesday, Nov 24, 2015 • Nov 24 • 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.

Toxic Leak

S01 E04 • Tuesday, Dec 1, 2015 • Dec 1 • 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.

Point Of No Return

S01 E05 • Tuesday, Dec 8, 2015 • Dec 8 • 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.

Gasping for Air

S01 E06 • Tuesday, Dec 15, 2015 • Dec 15 • 45m

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

Abandon Ship

S01 E07 • Tuesday, Dec 22, 2015 • Dec 22 • 45m

A power failure occurs on the ISS forcing the crew to consider abandoning the station, although damage has been found on the shuttle that could comprise them upon reentry. During the first spacewalk a cosmonaut is nearly stranded after a suit malfunction.

Solar Panel Crisis

S01 E08 • Tuesday, Jan 12, 2016 • Jan 12 • 45m