Iya Whiteley
Judge
Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes? (2017)
Season 1
Millions dream of going into space, but how many of us have what it takes? Astronaut Chris Hadfield and his expert team will choose one winner from 12 exceptional applicants.
Released Aug. 20, 2017
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, Reality TV
Keywords: tmdb.competition, tmdb.space, tmdb.astronaut, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.non-fiction, tmdb.training
Production Companies: BBC Studios Science Unit
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Episode 1
Chris Hadfield, Dr Kevin Fong and Dr Iya Whiteley put 12 candidates through a series of physical and psychological tests to find out who has what it takes to be an astronaut.
Aug. 20, 2017, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
The remaining astronaut candidates are put through more demanding tests. They have to escape from an underwater capsule and operate a groundbreaking robot - the Mars Rover.
Aug. 27, 2017, midnight
S1E3 - Episode 3
Old fears surface when the remaining candidates face some space agency swim tests. Their teamwork and mental agility are scrutinised in an underwater test, assembling a large cube.
Sept. 3, 2017, midnight
S1E4 - Episode 4
The competition becomes more intense as the remaining candidates are deprived of oxygen to see if they can recognise the signs of hypoxia, critical for an astronaut on a spacewalk.
Sept. 10, 2017, midnight
S1E5 - Episode 5
The astronaut candidates fight for their place in the final. Their leadership skills are assessed in a survival test and they head off to the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
Sept. 24, 2017, midnight
S1E6 - Episode 6
The finalists head to the Shuttle Landing Facility on Florida's Space Coast for a tough test in weightlessness, and back in London the winner is decided.
Oct. 1, 2017, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: Aug. 20, 2017
Last Air Date: Oct. 1, 2017, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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