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Preview: Season 28 Episode 6 | 30s
Before man could step on the moon, we had to take a giant leap. Premieres 3/1 on PBS.
Before the days of NASA, scientists and researchers at the U.S. Air Force were testing the limits of how high man could fly. 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. "Space Men" premieres March 1 at 9/8c on PBS.
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Preview: Season 28 Episode 6 | 30s
Before the days of NASA, scientists and researchers at the U.S. Air Force were testing the limits of how high man could fly. 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. "Space Men" premieres March 1 at 9/8c on PBS.
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Clip: S28 Ep6 | 2m 31s | Since 1783 balloonists risked their lives attempting ever-higher altitudes. Premieres 3/1. (2m 31s)
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Clip: S28 Ep6 | 2m 5s | Dr. Stapp's team hoped to fly a man to over 100,000 ft. above Earth. Premieres 3/1 on PBS. (2m 5s)
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Clip: S28 Ep6 | 2m 20s | In 1957, David Simons rose a record-breaking 101,500 ft. above Earth. Premieres 3/1 on PBS (2m 20s)
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Clip: S28 Ep6 | 8m 47s | Before NASA's rockets, a team of explorers took to the skies in balloons. Premieres 3/1 (8m 47s)
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Clip: S28 Ep6 | 2m 59s | John Paul Stapp tested the limits of human physiology. Premieres March 1 at 9/8c on PBS. (2m 59s)
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