The Universe - Season 2 Episode 8
When man finally broke free of the Earth's gravitational pull the dream of traveling to other planets became a reality. Today scientists are proposing a bizarre array of technologies in the hope of traveling faster through space, from space craft sporting sails that catch laser beams, to propulsion engines powered by a bizarre entity known as anti-matter.
- genus: Documentary
- Studio: History, H2
- keyword: technology, space travel, galaxy, space, planet, astronaut, universe, cosmology, astronomy, solar system, cosmos, science and technology, science history, science fact, science mystery, science of the stars
- cast: David Ackroyd, Erik Thompson