The Age of Aerospace

"A chronicle of how Bill Boeing and his contemporaries, like Donald Douglas, took the invention of the airplane and forged an industry, delivering advancements in communication, transportation, and warfare."

"Detailing the role American industry and planes like the Boeing B-17, B-29, and North American P-51 Mustang played in the Allied victory over Germany and Japan."

"The story of three Boeing planes that launched the jet age \u2013 the B-47 bomber, the Boeing 707 and the iconic Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet \u2013 planes made possible by secrets discovered in a German Forest at the close of WWII."

"The story of Project Apollo and humankind\u2019s first journey to the moon on Apollo 8. NASA icons and individuals from American industry reflect on past achievements and explore humanity\u2019s future in space."

"Revealing the technology, resources, and risk required to build commercial aircraft in the modern world through the story of Boeing's most recent revolution in jet design, the 787."

"60 years since the launch of Sputnik, satellites have become the invisible infrastructure that powers our modern world. But it wasn't until the Gulf War that the public came to recognize the transformative power of GPS and communications satellites."

"James McDonnell and his St. Louis based McDonnell Aircraft transform naval aviation following WWII, bringing the first jet-powered fighter to American carrier decks. McDonnell Banshees, Voodoos and Phantoms become iconic defenders of the free world."

"Frank Piasecki was a pioneer of rotorcraft and his groundbreaking tandem rotor design brought the helicopter into the modern age. The iconic Chinook helicopter and it's many uses from combat to humanitarian aid is his legacy."