Colossal Machines

Astronomical Engineering

44min - Discover the engineering secrets of massive machines that help us explore space. The NASA Crawler, capable of delivering the massive weight of space vehicles without dislodging even a wire. The International Space Station, from its unusual water supply to its secret defense against orbital debris. And the Very Large Telescope, or VLT, with its array of engineering tricks that let us peer farther back in time than ever before.

Sea Monsters

44min - How do you move an aircraft carrier? How does an oil rig withstand hurricane winds? And, when the Ohio class submarine dives to the bottom of the ocean, how does this stealthy giant stay intact and silent? Humans have always braved the tides and waves navigating one of the most powerful forces on earth. But new cutting-edge technology is helping break the barriers to extreme water travel.

There Be Dragons

44min - How can the C5 Galaxy, or ‘Screaming Giant’ stay aloft with massively heavy loads? How does the Airbus Tanker Craft safely refuel two fighter jets midair at thousands of meters altitude? Peek under the hood of the CH53K Stallion King to see how new rotor technology lets this beast deliver a fully loaded Humvee anywhere. Zeppelins are not a thing of the past. The Airlander 10 is a marriage of new composites and tech that could be the future of flight.

Sub Zero Supermachines

44min - How can the next generation of super ice breakers provide a lifeline in places even aircraft can’t easily reach? What secret ingredients go into the rarely seen but incredibly critical rotary snow plough to ensure trains don’t derail in icy regions? And meet two versatile all-terrain vehicles that can move through snow where others would sink.

Earth Biters

44min - They are massive digging toys on a scale nearly impossible to visualize. A dragline excavator produces enough raw material in a day to power a small city. A colossal machine the size of building ‘walks’ between job sites. A dump truck and excavator take us into the new generation of climate friendlier mining monsters that can still do the job.

Mammoth Manufacturing

44min - Meet the machines that create the machines of our future. The world’s largest 3D printer that can print a full vehicle in less than 48 hours. A tunnel boring machine that built a highway under a metropolis. Engineers design a machine that can cut metal into single- piece massive parts like an artist sculpts an image out of a block of stone.

Ingeniería astronómica

Ikea

Grand Canyon Skywalk

El carguero definitivo

Megafactorías

Monstruos marinos

Coca Cola

El avión monstruoso

Lego

Superpetrolero