The size of a football field, the International Space Stationhurtles around Earth at 17,000 mph, shielding its astronautsfrom the most hostile environment humans have ever endured. Tomark the 25th anniversary of the continuous human presence inspace, astronauts and Mission Control insiders reveal the mostterrifying moments aboard this remarkable orbiting laboratory,where a single mistake could prove fatal. From ammonia leaks,meteor strikes, and docking disasters, to spacewalk horrors,potentially lethal showers of space junk, and the moment theentire ISS backflipped out of control, NOVA uncovers tales oflife and death at 1.3 million feet above our planet – and thehuman ingenuity and teamwork that each time saved the day.
