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James May at the Edge of Space

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Last broadcast on Wed, 8 Jul 2009, 02:05 on BBC One (except Scotland) (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

James May always wanted to be an astronaut. Now, 40 years after the first Apollo landings, he gets a chance to fly to the edge of space in a U2 spy plane. But first he has to undergo three gruelling days of training with the US Air Force and learn to use a space suit to stay alive in air so thin it can kill in an instant. He discovers that during the flight there are only two people higher than him, and they are both real astronauts on the International Space Station.

Credits

Presenter
James May
Director
Paul King
Producer
Paul King
Executive Producer
Aidan Laverty
Executive Producer
Phil Dolling

Broadcasts

  1. Sun 21 Jun 2009
    22:05
  2. Mon 22 Jun 2009
    01:35
  3. Thu 25 Jun 2009
    20:30
  4. Fri 26 Jun 2009
    00:30
  5. Wed 1 Jul 2009
    22:00
  6. Wed 8 Jul 2009
    02:05

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Duration

30 minutes

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