| Above & Beyond - Complete Television Series | 
| Director: Various
Actor: Various
Studio: BCI / Sunset Home Visual Entertainment (SHE)
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (2 reviews)
Sales Rank: 26851
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 600 minutes
Number Of Items: 5
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.5 x 1.7
MPN: D45828-9D
UPC: 787364582891
EAN: 0787364582891
ASIN: B0008ENI5C
Release Date: May 24, 2005
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Product Description
In this exciting and educational series, go Above and Beyond what you think you know about space exploration, and take an in-depth look at the mystery and wonder of the vast beyond. Never before has there been a series as in-depth and comprehensive as this 5-DVD set. From the Big Bang to the first spacewalk on the moon, from the first images of earth captured from space to the pursuit for an international space station, virtually every facet of our universe is detailed through astonishing interviews and breathtaking footage. Ride along on the journey through space the discoveries, the technology, and the history in this complete 26-episode series of Above and Beyond. EPISODE 1 - Machines and People EPISODE 2 Houston, we have a problem... EPISODE 3 Apollo 13 The Conclusion EPISODE 4 Aeronautics Wake Vortices EPISODE 5 Learning to live in Space EPISODE 6 Gemini The Story behind the program EPISODE 7 Mars The beginning, four and a half billion years ago EPISODE 8 Voyager The furthest discoveries EPISODE 9 Docking Procedures EPISODE 10 E.V.A on the I.S.S. Part 1 EPISODE 11 E.V.A on the I.S.S. Part 2 EPISODE 12 Halley s Comet EPISODE 13 In Pursuit of the International Space Station EPISODE 14 Changing Crews EPISODE 15 The Chandra X-ray Observatory EPISODE 16 Apollo 11 Man on the Moon EPISODE 17 Servicing the Hubble Space Telescope EPISODE 18 Outside the Space Shuttle EPISODE 19 Apollo 11 Before and After EPISODE 20 NASA and The America s Cup EPISODE 21 John Glenn Orbiting the Earth EPISODE 22 The Sun A vital but complex hell EPISODE 23 Skylab Probing our Solar System EPISODE 24 The 60 s Pushing for Space Success EPISODE 25 Seeing our selves from space EPISODE 26 Manned Missions to the Moon.
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 Very good series, if you like the format June 19, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I agree with the review here by "FrKurt Messick" that "Above and Beyond" is a very good series that deals well with many aspects of space exploration and, to a lesser extent, astronomy. I do think, though, that prospective buyers should be aware of the format of the show. Each 30-minute episode on the DVD box lists one topic, as though the entire episode deals with that alone. Some of those topics include "Gemini - the Story Behind the Program," "Halley's Comet," "Apollo 11 - Man on the Moon," "The Chandra X-ray Observatory," "In Pursuit of the International Space Station," "John Glenn - Orbiting the Earth," and so on. However, each episode actually deals with 3 or 4 topics, including the one listed, with each segment running about 5 to 10 minutes. That's OK, but it creates some problems. One is that you don't get much detail on any one topic, thus I DON'T recommend this DVD set if you're mostly interested in the history of space exploration. Second is that over time some segments will become badly outdated, while others will not. For instance, a segment on a historic space mission like Apollo 13 will always remain valid, yet a news piece about a minor development in aeronautics will seem increasingly unimportant over time. Also, I'm still not sure when this series was made, but judging from some of the topics covered, it must have been made within the last 5 years. In sum, this is a worthwhile series, but I recommend it only to those who would enjoy its format.
 The real stuff January 17, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful science series that has been seen around the world. It primarily focuses upon space exploration, both manned and unmanned, but also branches out into more conceptual and theoretical astronomy and physics as well. I liken this series to the series 'The Astronomers' and Carl Sagan's wonderful 'Cosmos' series for its breadth of coverage and high production values.
There are twenty-six episodes in all, each a little under half an hour, for about ten hours total, on five DVD discs. Manned missions into space include coverage of Soviet and American missions around the planet, the moon landings, and the space shuttle. Skylab and Soyuz are covered as well. Some of the coverage of these period includes never-before-broadcast footage.
'Above and Beyond' also takes advantage of advances in telescope technology, particularly the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and other non-visual-range sensory technology to show new, fabulous portraits of the universe. The universe is getting bigger all the time, so it seems, and this series helps develop an appreciation and fascination for the topic. It is good for late middle-school, high-school, college-age, and adult viewing. It doesn't dumb-down the information, but presents scientific and historical information in an interesting and accessible way.
This science series should not be confused with the science-fiction series of a similar name ('Space: Above and Beyond'). This is the real stuff.
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