
Americans have been fascinated by the cosmos for decades and rely on NASA to explore celestial bodies seen in the night sky to get a better idea of what is out there. In this series, former NASA employee Emily Calandrelli visits some of the agency's facilities, private companies and universities to speak with people knowledgeable about the topic to help "show off the coolest aspects of the space industry," to use her words. Technology, a potential manned mission to Mars and planetary tourism are some themes.

Americans have been fascinated by the cosmos for decades and rely on NASA to explore celestial bodies seen in the night sky to get a better idea of what is out there. In this series, former NASA employee Emily Calandrelli visits some of the agency's facilities, private companies and universities to speak with people knowledgeable about the topic to help "show off the coolest aspects of the space industry," to use her words. Technology, a potential manned mission to Mars and planetary tourism are some themes.

Private companies that are making plans to venture into outer space to mine valuable resources from asteroids and the moon; a man who claims to own an asteroid.

Four astronauts who have gone on missions into outer space share their perspectives of life in microgravity; Story Musgrave, the only astronaut to fly aboard all five space shuttles; Anna Fisher, one of the first American females to go into space.

High-school and college students go aboard a zero-G aircraft and experience microgravity.