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What an Antarctic Disaster Can Teach Us About Getting to Mars

A manned mission to Mars presents a huge array of challenges for scientists and explorers to figure out. Chief among them: how to keep humans sane and relatively content on the isolating, confining, and potentially years long journey to the red planet and back. Turns out, explorers from generations ago here on Earth survived similar challenges that tomorrow's astronauts can learn from.
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If Dreams Were Lightning: Rural Healthcare Crisis
S25 E18 Length 25:43 Premiere Date 01/10/24

The Tuba Thieves
S25 E17 Length 1:25:17 Premiere Date 05/20/24

Space: The Longest Goodbye
S25 E16 Length 1:24:52 Premiere Date 05/06/24

Matter of Mind: My Parkinson’s
S25 E14 Length 54:41 Premiere Date 04/08/24

A Thousand Pines
S25 E13 Length 55:37 Premiere Date 04/01/24

Greener Pastures
S25 E12 Length 1:24:54 Premiere Date 03/25/24

Breaking The News
S25 E11 Length 1:24:13 Premiere Date 02/19/24

Sister Úna Lived a Good Death
S25 E10 Length 55:23 Premiere Date 02/05/24

Razing Liberty Square
S25 E9 Length 1:23:30 Premiere Date 01/29/24

Racist Trees
S25 E8 Length 1:23:49 Premiere Date 01/22/24

Beyond Utopia
S25 E7 Length 1:51:55 Premiere Date 01/09/24

A Town Called Victoria | Episode 3
S25 E6 Length 54:42 Premiere Date 11/14/23

A Town Called Victoria | Episode 2
S25 E5 Length 54:12 Premiere Date 11/13/23

A Town Called Victoria | Episode 1
S25 E4 Length 54:41 Premiere Date 11/13/23

Three Chaplains
S25 E3 Length 55:43 Premiere Date 11/06/23

Antarctica's Survival Guide for Mars Explorers
Clip Length 13:41 Premiere Date 05/22/24

Can Humans Get to Mars Without Going Insane?
Clip Length 12:32 Premiere Date 05/15/24

Trailer | Space: The Longest Goodbye
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 05/06/24

Watch Space: The Longest Goodbye with PBS Passport
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What an Antarctic Disaster Can Teach Us About Getting to Mars
Clip Length 15:09 Premiere Date 05/06/24

Extended Trailer | Space: The Longest Goodbye
Preview Length 01:00 Premiere Date 04/24/24

Spring Season Trailer 2024 | Coming to Independent Lens
Clip Length 01:00 Premiere Date 03/05/24

Winter Season Trailer 2024 | Coming to Independent Lens
Clip Length 01:00 Premiere Date 12/05/23

Fall Season Trailer | Coming to Independent Lens
Clip Length 01:00 Premiere Date 09/06/23

Women and Girls Lead: Meet Beverly
Clip Length 03:24 Premiere Date 03/01/12

Women and Girls Lead: Meet Sonia
Clip Length 03:09 Premiere Date 03/01/12

Women and Girls Lead: Melanne Verveer Web Exclusive
Clip Length 01:14 Premiere Date 03/01/12

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Without Arrows - S26 E9

Champion grass dancer Delwin Fiddler Jr. embraces Indigenous culture by returning to his ancestral home on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota.

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Storming: Seasons of Care - S28 E4

Hopelessness isn't an option for a family in Virginia who provide 24-hour care for their son who spent 10 years in a coma after a traumatic brain injury.

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My Omaha - S28 E2

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A Thousand Pines - S25 E11

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