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Mike Brown is an American astronomer who is credited with discovering the dwarf planet Eris. Eris is larger than Pluto, and Brown is thus known as the man who “killed Pluto” because he furthered Pluto being downgraded to a dwarf planet.

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This documentary covers the scope of the Chandrayaan-1 space mission and India’s plan for research in space. People involved with the mission detail the plans, expectations, technology, and challenges facing India’s scientists. The Chandrayaan-1  helped make India the fourth country to place its flag on the moon.

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Dr. Anil Bharadwaj discusses the teams expectations for the Mars Orbiter Mission and what he hopes it will do for India’s science program. He evaluates the instruments in the mission and what kind of information they will be able to capture on Mars. The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), informally called Mangalyaan ("Mars-Craft"), is a Mars orbiter that was launched into Earth's orbit on November 5, 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). It is India's first interplanetary mission and, if successful, ISRO would become the fourth space agency to reach Mars, after the Soviet space program, United States' NASA, and the European Space Agency.

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A woman discusses the achievements and death of American astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on moon. Her first person account reveals how his family wants Americans to honor Neil and addresses his heart surgery. Neil was also an aerospace engineer, naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor. He set his left boot on the surface of the moon at 2:56 UTC July 21, 1969, then spoke the famous words "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." He died at age 82 from a heart complication.

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Astronaut Suni Williams gives a tour of the International Space Station, with a look at its Harmony, Tranquility and Unity modules that house the crew's sleeping quarters and hygiene station.

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