America's Secret Space Heroes: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

We all know Neil Armstrong, John Glenn, Sally Ride, and other icons of America's space program. But behind the scenes, engineers have been the secret heroes, building the spacecraft and instruments that have helped man leave Earth and explore the stars. America's Secret Space Heroes reveals the inside stories of how these brilliant minds created such superior machines as the Saturn V moon rocket, the Space Shuttle, and the Hubble Space Telescope, often against incredible odds.

Series details

• Title: America's Secret Space Heroes
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Science-Fiction, History
• Premiere date: 2017-05-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-06-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Smithsonian Channel
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 28138
• IMDb ID: tt18936622
• TVDB ID: 343165

Cast and credited roles

• Jack Fortune — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-05-14; final listed air date 2017-06-18; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from America's Secret Space Heroes on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.