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Summer of Space


This summer, celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with KCET’s “Summer of Space” with 20 new hours of out of this world programming.

Get an exclusive first look “Blue Sky Metropolis,” composed of four one-hour episodes that examine Southern California’s role in the history of aviation and aerospace. The documentary series explores untold story of the largest homegrown industry that has received only a fraction of the attention heaped upon the Hollywood entertainment business. Narrated by Emmy Award® winning actor Tony Goldwyn, "Blue Sky Metropolis" airs Sundays at 8 p.m. PT.

Relive the excitement of man’s first steps on the moon and the long journey it took to get there with such programs as a new five-part “Nova: The Planets” (premiering Sunday, July 28, 9 p.m. PT), “American Experience: Chasing the Moon” and more.

Stay tuned to KCET and check back often for upcoming programming dates. Stream the episodes on kcet.org or the free PBS App.

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1961 artist's rendering of LAX's Theme Building, designed by architect William Pereira. Courtesy of the California Historical Society Collection, USC Libraries.
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During the 1950s, a site in Downey was home to where much of the United States space technology was developed from then until the early 1990s.
Pacific Rocket Society testing rockets in the Mojave Desert in 1951. | USC Digital Library.
Rocket launching has been going strong in the Mojave since the early '40s by hobbyists of all ages."Peace, Love and Rockets" brings them all together in one of the biggest meet-ups of recreational amateur rockets in the world.
Fiona Banner's Harrier and Jaguar 2010 | Courtesy of Charles Hood
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The Cygnus Wall in the North America Nebula | Martin Heigan/Flickr/Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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What makes a planet a planet? Phillip Metzger, a planetary scientist at the University of Central Florida joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss to the reasoning behind the reclassification of planets.
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Are we on the brink of a discovery that will rewrite the story of life as we know it? "Second Genesis" follows planetary scientist Carolyn Porco as she explores the scientific quest to find life beyond Earth.
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