space biology

Examines astrobiologist Dr. Chris McKay's efforts to prove that life does exist beyond Earth, with behind-the-scenes photographs capturing McKay and his research team at work studying microbes that live beyond all odds and trying to determine if they can thrive in space.

Discover what early space triumphs and failures have taught us, physical and mental problems encountered during space flights and how they are being solved, the next step in the space program--modular space stations and spaceports, international cooperation in space exploration, future plans for the space shuttle, a blueprint for colonizing Mars, and how we can travel to the stars.