X-15 launch from a B-52
An X-15 rocket-powered research aircraft launching from a U.S. Air Force B-52, c. 1960s.
NASA/Dryden Research Aircraft Movie Collection
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, MainzA 2009 profile of Son Masayoshi as SoftBank began to expand beyond Japan.
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail Gary Todd; © Georgios Kollidas/Dreamstime.comOverview of the invention of the telephone, with a focus on the work by Alexander Graham Bell.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Learn about mining and refining copper from Chile's Atacama Desert.
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © dottedhippo-iStock/Getty ImagesLearn about space debris, including efforts to eliminate the danger it poses to satellites, spacecraft, and other objects.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Erik Gregersen, astronomy and space exploration editor of Encyclopædia Britannica, discussing the successes and failures of the U.S. space shuttle program.
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, MainzScientists studying the effects of weightlessness on astronauts.
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NASAPerhaps the most famous of all space films, these clips document the arrival of the first human beings on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
