[Milsurplus] OT: Astrospies

[J Forster]

Next on NOVA: "Astrospies"

  Posted by           Socrates II
                    on    2/8/2008 8:12:21 PM


                   Next on NOVA: "Astrospies"

                   http://www.pbs.org/nova/astrospies

                   Tuesday, February 12 at 8 p.m.

                   Check your local listings as dates and times may
vary. Broadcast in
                   HD where available.

                   Millions remember the countdowns, launchings,
splashdowns, and
                   parades as the U.S. raced the USSR to the moon in the
1960s. But few
                   know that both countries also ran parallel space
programs, whose
                   covert goal was to launch military astronauts on
spying missions. In
                   this program, NOVA delves into the untold story of
this top-secret
                   space race, which might easily have turned into a
shooting war in
                   orbit.

                   Coproduced by investigative journalist James Bamford,
acclaimed
                   best-selling author of The Puzzle Palace and Emmy
Award-winning
                   producer Scott Willis, "Astrospies" uncovers new
clues about the
                   tensest period of the Cold War, when the U.S. and
USSR were on the
                   verge of war and desperate for intelligence on each
other's nuclear
                   capabilities.

                   Here's what you'll find online:

                   Watch the Program
                   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/astrospies/program.html
                   "Astrospies" will be available to view online
starting
                   February 13.

                   Secret Astronauts
                   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/astrospies/profiles.html

                   Meet eight astronauts from the Manned Orbiting
Laboratory
                   program.

                   The Race Today

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/astrospies/racetoday.html
                   Historian Asif Siddiqi discusses the space programs
of China,
                   India, and other new players, and their impact.

                   Space Race Time Line
                   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/astrospies/timeline.html

                   Examine turning points in the heated competition
between the U.S.
                   and USSR to dominate space.

                   Spy Photos
                   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/astrospies/photos.html
                   A surveillance-image specialist examines photos of
Iraq, North
                   Korea, and other political hotspots.

                   Also, a video preview, Links & Books, the Teacher's
Guide, and more:

                   http://www.pbs.org/nova/astrospies