James May at the Edge of Space

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
   BBC Four
2. Mon 22 Jun 2009
   01:35
   BBC Four
3. Thu 25 Jun 2009
   20:30
   BBC Four
4. Fri 26 Jun 2009
   00:30
   BBC Four
5. Wed 1 Jul 2009
   22:00
   BBC Two (except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue))
6. Wed 8 Jul 2009
   02:05
   BBC One (except Scotland)