Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes follows the story of the Space Shuttle Challenger and its crew, specifically Christa McAuliffe, the first civilian to be launched into space. The events of the days leading up to the disaster are detailed in this unique film, which uses no narration and no interviews. Instead the story is told solely with reports of journalists covering the story, extensive recordings from the NASA team, and interviews with McAuliffe and others who were part of this one-of-a-kind mission. Using rarely seen images and audio recordings, this show takes viewers behind the scenes of this compelling and historic story in a way never before seen.

Apollo: Missions to the Moon

2019

English

7.5

♡ 10

Tom Jennings Director

John F. Kennedy as Self

Walt Disney as Self

Neil Armstrong as Self - Commander, Apollo 11

Buzz Aldrin as Self - Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 11

National Geographic's riveting effort recounts all 12 crewed missions using only archival footage, photos and audio.

Countdown

1967

English

5.9

♡ 7

Action

astronaut

based on novel or book

Robert Altman Director

Robert Duvall as Chiz

James Caan as Lee Stegler

Ray Ballard as Manager

Joanna Moore as Mickey Stegler

Desperate to land a man on the moon before Russia does, NASA hastily preps a would-be spaceman for a mission that would leave him alone in a lunar shelter for a year.

Proximity

2020

English

4.8

♡ 50

39%

secret government agency

tracking device

Eric Demeusy Director

Dan Warner as Professor

Christopher Murray as Quaid Ottinger

Darin Cooper as Scientist

Cara Jade Myers as Waitress

A young NASA JPL scientist is abducted by extraterrestrials but when no one believes his story he becomes obsessed with finding proof which leads him on a journey of discovery.

Good Night Oppy

2022

English

7.7

♡ 27

87%

Ryan White Director

Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard

Jon Stewart as Self

Arnold Schwarzenegger as Self

Angela Bassett as Self - Narrator

The inspirational true story of Opportunity, a rover that was sent to Mars for a 90-day mission but ended up surviving for 15 years. Follow Opportunity’s groundbreaking journey on Mars and the remarkable bond forged between a robot and her humans millions of miles away.

The Astronaut Farmer

2006

English

6.3

♡ 4

Michael Polish Director

Bruce Willis as Col. Doug Masterson

J.K. Simmons as Jacobson

Marshall Bell as Judge Miller

Kiersten Warren as Phyllis

Texan Charles Farmer left the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad died. Like most American ranchers, he owes his bank. Unlike most, he's an astrophysicist with a rocket in his barn - one he's built and wants to take into space. It's his dream. The FBI puts him under surveillance when he tries to buy rocket fuel, and the FAA stalls him when he files a flight plan – but Charles is undeterred.

Flight of the Navigator

1986

English

6.9

♡ 57

85%

76%

Action

Adventure

artificial intelligence

artificial intelligence (a.i.)

Randal Kleiser Director

Sarah Jessica Parker as Carolyn McAdams

Raymond Forchion as Detective Banks

Howard Hesseman as Dr. Louis Faraday

Julio Oscar Mechoso as Hangar Guard #1

12-year-old David is accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, but when he awakens eight years have passed. His family is overjoyed to have him back, but is just as perplexed as he is that he hasn't aged. When a NASA scientist discovers a UFO nearby, David gets the chance to unravel the mystery and recover the life he lost.

Race to Space

2001

English

5.4

♡ 3

71%

Sean McNamara Director

John O'Hurley as Barnett, PR Official

Michael Bell as Chimp Sounds

James Woods as Dr. Wilhelm von Huber

William Devane as Roger Thornhill

In the 1960s a young woman works at NASA as an animal trainer responsible for the chimpanzee who will go into space.

Roving Mars

2005

English

7.2

♡ 2

70%

George Butler Director

Steve Squyres as Self

Rob Manning as Self

Paul Newman as Self - Introduction by

Nagin Cox as Self - single headshot

Join the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity for an awe-inspiring journey to the surface of the mysterious red planet.

Kingdom of Saturn: Cassini's Epic Quest

2017

English

7.3

♡ 9

Dave Brody Director

Perry Norton as Narrator

Before the joint NASA/ESA Cassini-Huygens mission, humanity only knew what had been learned, decades earlier, with the previous limited, rapid "fly-by" Pioneer and Voyager missions. Cassini-Huygens spent more than 13 years in wildly varied orbits around Saturn, allowing the spacecraft to pass near many of its moons, as well as execute a soft-landing of its Huygens lander on the moon Titan. By mission end, it accumulated a mountain of imagery and scientific data that will continue to be studied for years to come. This film is a testament to the amazing efforts of the scientists who planned and executed the mission. It combines breathtaking images, movies, and a variety of animations to take the viewer into Saturn's complex system of rings and moons, as well as stepping viewers through some of the more exciting scientific discoveries made over the course of the elaborately complex mission.

Blue Planet

1990

English

7.1

♡ 2

80%

Ben Burtt Director

Toni Myers as Narrator

James Buchli as Narrator

From the unique vantage point of 200 miles above Earth's surface, we see how natural forces - volcanoes, earthquakes and hurricanes - affect our world, and how a powerful new force - humankind - has begun to alter the face of the planet. From Amazon rain forests to Serengeti grasslands, Blue Planet inspires a new appreciation of life on Earth, our only home.

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

2022

English

7.2

♡ 3

Richard Linklater Director

Jack Black as

Glen Powell as

John F. Kennedy as Self

Neil Armstrong as Self

A man narrates stories of his life as a 10-year-old boy in 1969 Houston, weaving tales of nostalgia with a fantastical account of a journey to the moon.

Marooned

1969

English

5.9

♡ 14

86%

John Sturges Director

Vincent Van Lynn as Aerospace Journalist

Lee Grant as Celia Pruett

Gregory Peck as Charles Keith

John Roy as Guest in Observation Room

After spending several months in an orbiting lab, three astronauts prepare to return to Earth only to find their de-orbit thrusters won't activate. After initially thinking they might have to abandon them in orbit, NASA decides to launch a daring rescue. Their plans are complicated by a hurricane headed towards the launch site—and a shrinking air supply in the astronauts' capsule.

Linoleum

2022

English

6.5

♡ 4

82%

Colin West Director

West Duchovny as Darcy

Tony Shalhoub as Dr. Alvin

Rhea Seehorn as Erin Edwin

Michael Ian Black as Tony

When the host of a failing children’s science show tries to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut by building a rocket ship in his garage, a series of bizarre events occur that cause him to question his own reality.

Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo

2017

English

7.5

♡ 19

100%

David Fairhead Director

Ed Fendell as (Himself)

Christopher Kraft as Himself

Gene Kranz as Himself

Charles Duke as (Himself) (as Charlie Duke)

At the heart of the Apollo program was the special team in Mission Control who put a man on the moon and helped create the future.

The Right Stuff

1983

English

7.8

♡ 44

96%

90%

Action

Adventure

based on novel or book

Philip Kaufman Director

Dennis Quaid as Gordon Cooper

Ed Harris as John Glenn

Jeff Goldblum as Recruiter

Pamela Reed as Trudy Cooper

At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings momentous challenges.

The Astronaut's Wife

1999

English

5.4

♡ 46

14%

husband wife relationship

Rand Ravich Director

Johnny Depp as Commander Spencer Armacost

Gary Carlos Cervantes as Doctor

Charlize Theron as Jillian Armacost

Ben Van Bergen as Storage Facility Client

When astronaut Spencer Armacost returns to Earth after a mission that nearly cost him his life, he decides to take a desk job in order to see his beautiful wife, Jillian, more often. Gradually, Jillian notices that Spencer's personality seems to have changed, but her concerns fade when she discovers that she's pregnant. As Jillian grows closer to becoming a mother, her suspicions about Spencer return. Why does it seem as if he's a different person?

Lucy in the Sky

2019

English

4.9

♡ 47

21%

Noah Hawley Director

Kent Shocknek as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jonny Berryman as Gas Station Boy #2

Natalie Portman as Lucy Cola

Casey Adams as NASA Safety Driver #2

Astronaut Lucy Cola returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a mission to space – and begins to lose touch with reality in a world that now seems too small.

Apollo 18

2011

English

♡ 35

24%

Gonzalo López-Gallego Director

Warren Christie as Ben Anderson

Michael Kopsa as Deputy Secretary of Defense

John F. Kennedy as Himself

Kurt Max Runte as Lab Tech #1

Officially, Apollo 17 was the last manned mission to the moon. But a year later in 1973, three American astronauts were sent on a secret mission to the moon funded by the US Department of Defense. What you are about to see is the actual footage which the astronauts captured on that mission. While NASA denies its authenticity, others say it's the real reason we've never gone back to the moon.

Moontrap

1988

English

4.8

♡ 18

27%

Robert Dyke Director

Tom Case as Beck

Judy Levitt as Intrepid Commander

Bruce Campbell as Ray Tanner

Neil Armstrong as Self

The Space Shuttle returns to earth, but some of the equipment brought back on it begins to behave strangely. Scientists are unsure what is happening, and decide to take all necessary precautions.

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Countdown

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Good Night Oppy

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Race to Space

Roving Mars

Kingdom of Saturn: Cassini's Epic Quest

Blue Planet

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

Marooned

Linoleum

Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo

The Right Stuff

The Astronaut's Wife

Lucy in the Sky

Apollo 18

Moontrap